Masakambing Island
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 Interactive map of Masakambing | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 5°26′48″S 114°25′23″E / 5.44667°S 114.42306°E |
| Area | 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province | East Java |
| Regency | Sumenep |
| Subdistrict | Masalembu |
| Village | Masakambing |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,280 (2015)[1] |
| Pop. density | 164.3/km2 (425.5/sq mi) |
Masakambing is a small Indonesian island in the Masalembu Islands of the Java Sea and is part of the regency of Sumenep. It is administered as the village of Masakambing.
The island is home to the only remaining wild individuals of the abbotti subspecies of the Yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea).
The island is located in the middle of the Java Sea approximately halfway between Java (more precisely Madura) and Borneo. It is about 9 km north of the slightly larger, more populated island of Masalembu. It measures around 4 km north-south and 3 km west-east, with a published land area of 7.79 square kilometers. Due to its small size, there are prominent features on the island which is largely flat with a peak elevation of just 8 meters above sea level.[1]
The island is surrounded by mangrove trees, which provide habitat to the remaining Abbott's Cockatoo (C. sulphurea abbotti). The subspecies had a spread across the archipelago, until the clearing of vegetation from the islands for agriculture.[2][3]