The government designated Natuna as a National Earth Park, because the area has an invaluable geological and landscape heritage site.

How not, the composition of large rocks there are known to be hundreds of millions of years ago. And it stretches from the north end to the south end of Bunguran Island, Senua Island, Akar Island and Setanau Island.

The tour guide from the local Tourism Office, Zuki Mardi said the Natuna Geopark theme was based on the process of forming the Natuna Islands.

This is related to the regional tectonic process “Double Arc System” or two collision zones between continental crust and oceanic crust.

There are eight locations on the five islands that are designated as Earth Parks or geoparks

namely Tanjung Senubing, Batu Alif Park, Cave and Bamak Beach, Tanjung Datuk, Batu Kasah, Akar Island, Setanau Island and Ranai Mountain. Each Geopark location has its own uniqueness …