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— Charles Anderson and
David Pickett
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A school of sleek unicornfish, Naso hexacanthus. Photograph by Ed Robinson of IKAN. Manado, Sulawesi.
A pair of spine-cheeked anemonefish, Premnas biaculeatus, in their host anemone, Entacmaea quadri-color. Photograph by Helmut Debelius of IKAN. Flores.
Introducing the Island of Java
Lush and populous Java—together with Bali the most familiar of Indonesia's many islands—is the political, cultural and industrial heart of the island nation. Some 115 million people live on Java, almost two-thirds of Indonesia's total population on just 7 percent of the nation's land area.
The island is rugged and volcanic, and its rich soil makes it one of the world's most productive agricultural regions. In Dutch colonial times, Java was called 'The Garden of the East."
Jakarta
The Ibu Kota—literally "Mother City"—of Indonesia is Jakarta, on the northwest coast of Java. With more than 10 million inhabitants, it is one of the world's biggest cities. Jakarta is the fourth most densely populated city in the world, more dense, even, than Bombay. This richness of humanity—or crush, depending on your outlook—is essential to Jakarta's bustling (and hustling) charm.