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Amborawang Destination Guide
Delve into Amborawang in Indonesia
Amborawang in the region of Indonesia (general) is a city in Indonesia - some 784 mi or ( 1262 km ) North-East of Jakarta , the country's capital .
Current time in Amborawang is now 12:16 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Makassar " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Sepinggan-Kecil, Sepinggan, Samboja, Samarinda, and Poso. While being here, make sure to check out Sepinggan-Kecil . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Amborawang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Willie Smits
Willie Smits is a trained forester, a microbiologist, conservationist, animal rights activist and social entrepreneur. He has lived in Borneo since 1985 and is an Indonesian citizen. While working as a forest researcher in East Kalimantan, Indonesia in 1989, Smits encountered a baby orangutan in a cage in a market, and later returned to find it abandoned on a rubbish heap. This was a turning-point in his career: taking the orangutan home, he nurtured it back to health.
Located at -1.05 116.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Deforestation in Borneo
Borneo, the third largest island in the world, divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, was once covered with dense rainforests, but along with its tropical lowland and highland forests, there has been extensive deforestation in the past sixty years. In the 1980s and 1990s the forests of Borneo underwent a dramatic transition. They were levelled at a rate unparalleled in human history, burned, logged and cleared, and commonly replaced with agricultural land, or palm oil plantations.
Located at -1.05 116.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Samboja Lestari
Samboja Lestari is an area of restored tropical rainforest near the city of Balikpapan in East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, created by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS) led by Dr Willie Smits, with the aim of providing a safe haven for rehabilitated orangutans while at the same time providing a source of income for local people.
Located at -1.05 116.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport
Located at -1.27 116.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Persiba Stadium
Persiba Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Balikpapan, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is used as the home stadium for Persiba Balikpapan. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people. In 2008, the stadium was renovated to accommodate Persiba Balikpapan to compete in Indonesia Super League and Copa Dji Sam Soe 2008/09 season. Lighting and spectators' seating were added as new features.
Located at -1.24 116.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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