Archipelagoes of Indonesia

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 60. Chapters: Alor Archipelago, Ambai Islands, Anambas Islands, Aru Islands, Asia Islands, Ayu Islands, Babar Islands, Balabalagan Islands, Banda Islands, Banggai, Banyak Islands, Barat Daya Islands, Batu Islands, Boo Islands, Bowokan Islands, Derawan Islands, Fam Islands, Gorong archipelago, Hinako, Kai Islands, Kangean Islands, Karakaralong Islands, Karimata Islands, Karimun Jawa, Kuran Islands, Laut Kecil Islands, Leti Islands, Lingga Islands, List of islands in Kepulauan Seribu Regency, Lucipara Islands, Maluku Islands, Masalembu Islands, Mentawai Islands Regency, Natuna Besar, Natuna Islands, Nias, Nusantara, Obi Islands, Pabbiring Islands, Penyu Islands, Riau Archipelago, Sabalana Islands, Sangihe Islands, Savu, Schouten Islands, Selayar Islands, Solor Archipelago, South Natuna, Sunda Islands, Takabonerate Islands, Talaud Islands, Tambelan Archipelago, Tanimbar Islands, Tayandu Islands, Tengah Islands, Thousand Islands (Indonesia), Togian Islands, Tukangbesi Islands, Wakatobi, Watubela archipelago. Excerpt: The Thousand Islands (Indonesian: ) are a chain of islands to the north of Jakarta's coast. It forms the only regency of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. It consists of a string of 110 islands stretching 45 km north into the Java Sea. A decree states that 36 islands may be used for recreation. Of these 36 islands, only 13 islands are fully developed: 11 islands are homes to resorts and two islands are historic parks. Twenty-three islands are privately owned and are not open to the public. The rest of the islands are either uninhabited or support a fishing village. The modern history of the Thousand Islands begins with its role in the defenses of the city of Batavia for the VOC and the Dutch colonial empire. Since the establishment of Batavia in 1610, Onrust island has been a naval base. After the VOC failed to obtain control of trade at Banten in 1610, the Dutch obtained permission from Prince Jayakarta to build a dock at one of the islands in Jakarta Bay as a place to repair and equip ships sailing to Asia, particularly South East Asia. The island Prince Jayakarta assigned to the VOC was Onrust Island, a 12 hectare island 14 km from Jakarta. Map of Onrust Island (1650)In 1615 the VOC built a shipyard and a small storage house on the island, which Jan Pieterszoon Coen hoped would eventually develop into a trade and defence base against threats from Banten and England (1618). The VOC constructed a small rectangular fort with two bastions in 1656; the bastions protruded from the fort and were used as look-out posts. The Dutch enlarged the fort in 1671 and gave it an asymmetrical pentagonal shape with a bastion in each corner. The whole structure was made of red bricks and coral. In 1674 additional storage buildings were built. In 1795, the position of the Dutch in Batavia became quite uncertain due to the war in Europe, and the situation became worse with the appearance in 1800 of a British naval squadron under the command of Captain Henry Lidgbird Ball of HMS Daeda