Martello Castle is a fortress of round brick fortress built by mimicking Mortella in Corsica (an island in the Mediterranean Sea). First, Kelor Island is the front guard to defend Batavia from naval attack the enemy that attacked from the ocean. The guards will monitor the island sea area in front of him and preach in Batavia if the enemy ship appeared on the horizon.
Communities around the island is also called as the Island Cemetery. It is said that some rebels are buried in the vicinity of the fort. One is a rebel against the Dutch from the ship Zeven Provincien in February 1933. Unfortunately, now half the outside of the fort closed the bush so not easy to navigate.
The original fort building is actually much broader than can be witnessed today. The fort was left only parts of it. Most of the fortress collapsed and submerged in water due to abrasion of eroded the island.
These three islands can be reached from the Kamal Muara Port, Muara Angke and Marina, Ancol. Two that I call the first port is a port of the people who muddy and dirty.
Sea? Do not ask again. To reach the islands, the ship must pass through fetid sea, black thick pollution. Several times the boat had stopped in the middle of the sea because of garbage stuck to the blades. When I went there, a kind of propeller entangled long string of difficult to remove.
After a half hour drive, black color gradually disappeared while the water remained blue. Kelor Island which is 15 minutes from the coast of Jakarta, sea water still looked dirty, so not advised to bathe here.
Blue sea in the Bay of Jakarta, at least would occur around the island Scouts. Nevertheless, the Thousand Islands can be an alternative choice that a short and pleasant trip for the citizens of Jakarta.
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