Deep in the interior of East Kalimantan , lies Labuan Lake Mirror . Clear lake is special because it has the sea at the bottom. Sea at the bottom of the lake ? True , this lake has a flow of salty water that exist only in the bottom of the lake .
Labuan Mirror is located in the Big Dipper - dipper District , East Kalimantan . If viewed on a map , it is located right at the back of the nose Kalimantan . This place can be reached within a three -hour sea journey from Derawan .
The top of Labuan Mirror Lake contains freshwater such as lakes in general . But there are a few feet below the flow of salt water . Surprisingly , both types of water is not mixed . In the visible can be seen that the sea water and fresh water are separated by a layer of clouds similar .
No one has done research in this area so that the formation of this phenomenon is still a mystery .
White cloudy layer was thought to result spoilage organisms harbor base is trapped and unable to leave . Two types of water in the lake is also presenting two organisms of the world . Freshwater fish living on the surface , whereas the sea water fish can be found on the bottom of the lake .
When I get there , coincidentally being thin layer of fresh water . The crew of the dive boat and had tasted the salty water at a depth of about two meters . Apparently layer thickness freshwater and saltwater can be changed in accordance with tidal sea water .
This tiny lake surrounded by woods and there are towering cliffs on one side . We were treated to music while swimming forests - the sound of birds and insects . Not surprisingly, the lake is named Labuan Mirror : crystal clear water until people can reflect on it . Flows in some places quite strong and easy to drag people who can not swim .
To get to this place we had to ride the canoe fishermen and travel pass for 15 minutes , cut through the mangrove and scrub forest . The forest was still inhabited by a variety of wild animals such as monkeys , proboscis monkeys , otters and bears .
Because the distance is quite far from the city , rarely or almost no tourists who visit here. This place is only known by the local people from the surrounding area. Facilities and infrastructure are still sober . The place we stayed was a Fisherman Information Center ( PIN ) assisted The Nature Conservancy , the environmental activist organization invited me to visit this place .
PIN -shaped house on stilts at the edge of the mouth of a river , only a few hundred meters from the sea . The house had some sort of a small pier where boats moored River in front of the PIN brackish water . Levels of all her pickles depending on tidal sea water . When the sea receded , the river turned out to be very clear so that basically can be seen clearly .
From the porch we could see the fish hanging around . A fisherman's daughter who loves to play in the PIN explain to us the types of fish. There are many prickly fish, there are fish that sting and long flat -bodied fish. Not only visited by fishermen, the PIN is also a gathering place for the children of fishermen .
It was getting dark when some fishermen went out to sea , we spent the evening with a cup of coffee on the porch and looked at the river and the moon almost full . Atmosphere of peace that can not be found in the city .
So, thank you for reading this article . Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno .
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