Английская Википедия:Babi Island (Flores)
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Babi Island (Шаблон:Lang-id, literally Pig Island) is an island located off the coast of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. The 1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami are estimated to have killed 263 to 700 residents of the island, with most of the destruction on the southern end of the island.
Layout
Babi is a roughly circular islandШаблон:Sfn less than Шаблон:Convert in diameter located Шаблон:Convert to the north of Flores. Its maximum height above sea level is Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn Its north end is bordered by a wide coral reef and faces the Flores Sea. Further south there is a small tidal flat where two villages were built, the majority-Christian Pagaraman to the east and majority-Muslim Kampungbaru to the west. At the southern end of the island, the barrier reef tapers.Шаблон:Sfn It is administratively part of Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara.Шаблон:Sfn
History
On 12 December 1992, an earthquake occurred near Flores at 05:29 UTC.Шаблон:Sfn Within three minutes, at least one tsunami approached Babi IslandШаблон:Sfn from the direction of the earthquake's epicenter to the north, while a second may have hit the southwest side of the island after refracting around the southern side. The tsunami waves reached a height of Шаблон:Convert;Шаблон:Sfn this was "unexpectedly large".Шаблон:Sfn Between 263Шаблон:Sfn and 700Шаблон:Sfn of the island's 1,093 inhabitants were killedШаблон:Sfn and both villages were completely destroyed.Шаблон:Sfn
Diving
Babi is home to many diving sites. One, called The Crack, was formed during the 1992 earthquake. Located in a reef Шаблон:Convert below the water, the Шаблон:Convert crack reaches a length of Шаблон:Convert. Numerous forms of aquatic life, including eagle rays, hammerhead sharks, and spider crabs can be found there.Шаблон:Sfn This spot also becomes one of the favorite place for travelers spend their time on snorkeling and diving.
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