摘要：Wakatobi is one of coastal and marine tourism destination in South–East Celebes Indonesia. Coastal and marine characteristics of this area is composed of diverse biota as the main tourism attraction. Unfortunately, increasing human needs and activities, particularly coral reefs exploitation for construction and other life aspect, endanger the sustainability of marine environment of Wakatobi and the surrounding area. The purpose of this study is to determine marine geology environmental zonation in Wangi–wangi– Kapota Islands, as a consideration for local government in monitoring and regulating the coastal area. The methods that were applied in this study are coastal characteristic mapping, sedimentology, and mineralogy analyses from 34 marine surface sediments. Marine surface sediments have been collected by Marine Geological Institute (MGI) team in 2014. The result indicates that coastal and marine characteristic of Wangi–wangi and Kapota are influenced by geological processes since Middle Miocene. The seafloor morphology is characterized by gentle slopes around coastline that is abruptly changed to very steep slopes seaward. In general, the surficial sediments consisted of biogenic sands that are distributed around coastlines and trapped within coral reefs. Coastal types of this area are generally white coral sand beaches, coral reef platforms, and notches. The area of Wangi–wangi and Kapota can be divided into 4 (four) environmental zone: Flat Plain (Zone I), Sandy Beach (Zone II), Limestone and Coral Reef (Zone III), and Sedimentary Flat (Zone IV). Zone IV in the centre area between Wangi–wangi and Kapota island is considered as the most vulnerable area due to both natural and anthropogenic factor.
其他摘要：Wakatobi adalah salah satu tujuan wisata pantai dan laut yang menarik dikunjungi di Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia. Karakteristik pantai dan laut daerah ini disusun oleh keragaman biota laut yang merupakan daya tarik bagi pariwisata. Sayangnya, seiring deng
关键词：zonation;seafloor morphology;tourism;Wangi–wangi–Wakatobi;Southeast Celebes Province
其他关键词：zonasi;morfologi dasar laut;wisata;Wangi–wangi–Wakatobi;Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara
