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Visit to island of Kaniungan kecil

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"Pull Kaniungan kecil" is the name of a small island located in the biduk-biduk region in berau, East kalimantan Indonesia. One of the extremely offbeat place in the world and soon to become a over-crowded tourist spot in quite a few years, this island is unheard off even to many native indonesians. "Kecil" in indonesian means small. "Pulau Kaniungan besar" is another island located nearby. "Besar" in indonesian means big. "Pulau" in indonesian means Island. As the name implies the small island when viewed from boat. With only the boat driver along with two of us, the island looked deserted. The local fishermen are well aware of the receding tides. As you stand in the waves you can feel the drift of water from the island towards the sea, as if water is continuously flowing like a river from the island to sea. There are no waves and the water is crystal clear about a km surrounding the island. This makes the island an ideal p