Pelabuhan Ratu

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Pelabuhan Ratu or Palabuhan Ratu (Sundanese for: Harbor of the Queen) is a town located in the Sukabumi Regency. Located at the southwest coast of West Java facing Indian Ocean. It is called the “Harbour of the Queen” because local legend has it that a Goddess of the South Seas Nyai Loro Kidul roams these seas.  Swimmers are warned not to wear green and not to swim in the ocean and if drownings occur they are attributed to this malevolent Goddess.

27-29th September 2015

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Town of Pelabuhan Ratu seen from the East.

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Pelabuhan Ratu coastline, west of the town of Pelabuhan Ratu.

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Goa Lalay cave
Bats leaving the cave at dawn.
Bats leaving the cave at dawn.
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Cave seen from above
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Coal Power station (built 2012). Some say it will, or has already impacted tourism in the area.
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Aerial view of the power station.

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Pandanus tectorius is a species of Pandanus. The fruit is called Screwpine Fruit. The Pandanus looks like a palm, but is actually a very old species of plant native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.

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Cisolok area, Pelabuhan Ratu.

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Sunset. The area in the far back is close to Sawarna beach

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Sunspot observed at sunset, 29th September 2015, from Pelabuhan Ratu.
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Village and resort in Cisolok.
2017 pelabuhan ratu dji phantom aerial coast indian-ocean
( May 2017)
2017 pelabuhan ratu dji phantom aerial coast indian-ocean
( May 2017)
2017 pelabuhan ratu dji phantom aerial coast indian-ocean
( May 2017)