Name: Sean Cornelius

UNESCO Tentative List Research Form

Country your group is representing: Indonesia
Group Members:
Sean Cornelius

Tentative Site Each Member is Researching:

The Raja Ampat Islands

Jonathan LittleBunaken National Park

Rachel KeenerSemarang Old Town
Tentative Site: Using the information provided by the UNESCO tentative list website and other resources,
provide the following information about your potential site. This is an official form and should be typed and
in complete sentences.
1. Where is your site located? Give absolute location and relative location.

Relative- Northwest of Papua New Guinea

Absolute- 0.2333 S, 130.5167 E
2. What is this place? Be as descriptive as possible. Include physical and cultural features.
This Collection of about 1,500 islands covers about 46,000 square kilometers. Most of this Archipelago is on
the Sahul shelf. With these islands being on the shelf the water is of a clear light blue color. And a large
portion of these islands contains Limestone. The Islands have 10 districts and approximately 85 villages with
a population of nearly 50,000.

3. Detail the history of this place. How did this place come to be here? What processes are responsible for its
location? How has this place changed over time? What did it used to be like? What is it like now? Do
continuing changes represent a threat to this place?
Tidore Sultanate, a kingdom centered in the Maluku Islands, governed the Raja Ampat Archipelago in the
15th century. To overthrow its government, the Sultanate of Tidore chose 4 local kings to rule in the 4 largest
islands The term 4 Kings who rule the islands is the root of the name Raja Ampat. The physical changes

include erosion has broken down edges around some islands. But mostly, culturally the islands have
remained the same

4. How is this place linked to the cultural and/or physical geography of the rest of the country?
There is a story the goes- in Teluk Kabui Kampung Wawiyai Kabui, a couple was walking into the forest
seeking for food, as soon as they arrived on the Waikeo riverbank near a bay they found six dragon eggs. The
eggs were stored in noken or a bag and they took them, when they arrived home the eggs were stored in a
room. At night, they heard the sound of whispers; they were shocked after seeing that the five eggs already
hatched four sons and a daughter dressing finely showing that they were the royal descendants.

5. What effect(s) does this place have on nearby areas?

High tourist attraction
6. Are there any nearby places that are similar to this site? Is this site part of a group of sites that should be
protected?
No the surrounding places are physically different from the Raja Ampat islands

7. What makes this place more significant than other places? Why is this place a better example of a world
heritage site than other places?
*Look to question 4*
8. Is there any other information you feel you need to include about this place?
These islands have the highest marine Biodiversity in the world making it a tourist hot spot and a must do for
diving enthusiast

Comparison (Official) Site: Each member of your group will also research an existing heritage site that is
similar to their proposed site in terms of significance and criteria.
Group Members:

Official Site Each Member is Researching:

Sean Cornelius

tropical rainforest heritage of Sumatra

Jonathan Little
Rachel Keener

Historic town of Vigan

1. Where is this site? Use absolute and relative location to describe where it is.
Absolute- 2.5000 S, 101.5000 E
Relative- Just South of Mainland Mylasia
2. What is this place? Be as descriptive as possible. Include physical and cultural features.
It contains three large National Parks that house many endangered species. This region has a very large
biodiversity.
3. Does this place reflect the presence of distinct culture groups or specific physical geography? Is this place
linked to your tentative site? If so, explain.

4. How is this place similar to your tentative site? How is it different?

5. What effect or influence does this place have on nearby areas?

6. What makes this place more important or significant than other places? Is this site more or less significant
than your tentative site? Explain.

7. Are there any threats to this site? If so, explain.

Threats include: road development plans as well as agricultural encroachment. The most threatening
processes are due to the access provided by roads and failure to actively enforce laws. Poaching also popes
as a major threat to the region. Conservation has greatly reduced poaching.
8. Is there any other information you feel you need to include about this place?
The collection of national parks contains the worlds largest flower and the worlds
tallest flower.