MENTAWAI ISLAND by the water surfing organizations designated as a place that has the third best wave after Hawaii and Tahiti. Mentawai Islands is a district in West Sumatra Province of Indonesia , is located about 150 km off the Coast of Sumatra Island. The area with 601 km ² is inhabited by 64,235 people, mostly indigenous people. Mentawai Islands consists of 213 islands with 4 main islands of Siberut, Sipora, North Pagai and South Pagai. Until now, most of the land area is forests. Having been through a long geological history, Mentawai has several endemic species that are protected, and there are 20 endemic species that live in these islands. Four of which were Simakobu (Simias concolor), dwarf gibbon (Hylobates klossii), Mentawai leaf monkey (Presbytis potenziani), monkey Mentawai (Macaca Siberut). To protect the existence of these endemic species, half of the area has been designated as the Mentawai Siberut National Park. The presence of National Park and the lush rain forest on the islands directly support a variety of life on the beach and the sea, including the tourism sector. Many tourists who come to enjoy the many attractions in the coastal areas are also very impressed by the originality Mentawai forests. Mentawai Islands have a coastline 758 km. The main potential of the waves of the Mentawai Islands is rolling and very suitable to be turned into surfing. Mentawai Islands potential of this began to unfold when in the mid 90’s, some surfers from Australia to visit and see the waves that they never thought was in the Mentawai. The surfer was eventually disseminating findings and some of them even founded several beach resorts to serve foreign tourists who want to surf in the Mentawai. Geographical position of the Mentawai Islands off the coast of West Sumatra distinct benefits for tourism development of extreme sports. Located directly Ocean

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