在印度尼西亚的Halmahera潜水
Halmahera是北苏拉威西和拉贾·安帕特（Raja Ampat）之间的马卢库群岛，印度尼西亚北马鲁省北部。halmahera被昵称为“ Gajah Tidur”或沉睡的大象，具有独特的形状，复杂的地理和丰富的沿海栖息地。
在2017年的报告中Species Richness and Relative Abundance尤其是在印度西太平洋地区，哈尔玛拉（Halmahera）的珊瑚礁珊瑚珊瑚的珊瑚是世界上珊瑚多样性的浓度较高。
2008年，科学家在Halmahera的一个潜水地点上报道了224种珊瑚物种，这是记录大多数物种对于任何一个位置。该报告来自2008年4月18日，来自狮子座（Loloda utara）潜水地点，位于劳氏岛（Halmahera）北端，劳（Rau）和莫罗泰岛（Morotai Island）附近。
到达halmahera
我们从巴厘岛经过麦卡萨尔（Makassar）飞行，从那里第二次飞往哈尔玛赫拉（Halmahera）西海岸的小岛的小岛。从Ternate到Ternate，您将不得不乘坐当地的出租车乘坐1小时的乘车前往Halmahera大陆的Sofifi。
To get from Sofifi to Weda Bay is another two-hour car ride. We travel along the coastline before heading across the central mountains. The韦达礁和雨林度假胜地是位于韦达湾（Weda Bay）西南部霍尔玛拉（Halmahera）的唯一潜水度假胜地。
Weda Resort will help organize your transfers from the Ternate airport to Weda. For the true adventure bound, you can also catch or hire local transport from Sofifi. The island of Ternate is noticeably more populated than the large Halmahera Island. The scenic car ride across Halmahera windes through sparsely populated villages and lush tropical jungle, giving a wild adventurous feel.
每天有几次飞往三大岛的航班。您飞过的主要城市是Makassar，Jakarta和Manado。与蜡染和狮子空气一起飞行。
I used theTraveloka app预订这些航班为狮子和蜡染航空公司不会出现在其他一些搜索引擎上。但是说实话，我现在对使用Traveloka的容易程度感到非常满意。在这次旅行中，我什至需要重新预订航班，并且可以在应用程序中直接无麻烦！不是广告，而是一个扎实的提示，如果您计划自己的Ternate旅行。
地理与自然历史
Geographically, the island of Halmahera startles the equator. In Weda bay it is possible to dive in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. The Weda Reef and Rainforest Resort is located just north of the equator at 0°25’23″N!
It took me almost a full day to arrive on the shores of Weda Bay and getting to Halmahera is half the adventure, but nothing compares to the epic journey of naturalistAlfred Russel Wallacewho visited Halmahera, as described in his 1869 bookThe Malay Archipelago。
在二月份的发烧之间，痛苦的华莱士在这里通过优胜节的生存来到了自然选择的想法。华莱士在接下来的几天里写了他的想法，并将历史信发送给Darwin。
Wallace considered thestandardwingbird of paradise，，，，Semioptera wallacei，成为他最大的奖项，包括Weda Resort在内的Halmahera众所周知，鸟类手表与潜水员一样多。您可以组织从Weda的旅行来观看天堂鸟，并且有许多观众在度假村和潜水员一样留在度假胜地。
Scuba Diving
正如我所提到的哈马黑拉岛具有异常高的diversity of coral species which had me bouncing off waterfalls in preparation for this expedition.
几乎没有关于此遥远位置（尤其是关于珊瑚）的信息，我们真的不知道会发生什么。在Halmahera调查探险中，Halmahera的北端发现了珊瑚的最高多样性，但我们希望在Weda中找到一些有趣的潜水。
珊瑚大奖！
The bathymetry of Weda Bay is complex with ridges, pinnacles, and ancient volcanos creating a diversity of diving (and coral) habitats. Certain times during the year big waves come into Weda bay (July-August) but the region does not experience any tropical storms, so corals are able to grow without natural disturbances.
We found colossal coral colonies, thousand-year-old colonies, intact fields of delicate bottlebrush corals, thriving Acropora reefs that break the surface of the water, and not a single other dive boat in sight.
摄影师邀请我参加这次旅行Markus Rothto document corals and the diving operation in the region. We spent half of the trip in Weda and the second half further north in Rau Island. The diving was beyond incredible and four days at each resort wasn’t nearly enough time!
马库斯能够拍摄我的一些幸运镜头，以捕捉美丽和浅薄的镜头Acropora花园和高处巡游Turbinaria珊瑚。
Coral reefs in Halmahera are thriving and with very little dive tourism, delicate coral reef ecosytems are in near pristine condition. TheWeda Reef & Rainforest Resort一直在与Crown of Thorns某些珊瑚礁的爆发，试图控制狂欢的珊瑚饮食棘皮动物。
This article is for general info about scuba diving in Weda Halmahera. For specific information about dive sites, and coral species, stay tuned to ReefDivers, and I will update this article with new dive site description as they come. We already wrote one report about戈兰戈礁和Acropora Plumosacorals at科比礁，，，，and you can expect more site-specific coral spotting articles coming soon!
Thanks to the韦达礁和雨林度假胜地for showing us around Halmahera.
