Menjangan Besar Island

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Location and Coordinates of Jepara
Latitude: -6.583333 Longitude: 110.65 (Decimal degrees) Latitude (DMS): 6° 34' 60 S Longitude (DMS): 110° 39' 0 E (Degrees, minutes and seconds)

Pulau Panjang
Pulau Panjang (literally : Long Island) with a lenght of 2 and a width of 1 kilometer is a small island near to Kartini Beach. It owns a white sand coast and a diversity of unique flora. The distance is 1.5 km from Kartini Beach , and can be reached by renting a fishermen boat within 15 minutes The enchanting nature virginity makes this island often visited by the young people, especially for camping activities. There's also a lighthouse and the grave of Sheikh Abu Bakar

Kartini, first feminist in Jepara
Raden Ayu (Ajoe) Kartini, (April 21, 1879–September 13, 1904), was a prominent Javanese and an Indonesian national heroine. Kartini is known as a pioneer in the area of women's rights for native Indonesians. Kartini's concerns were not just in the area of the emancipation of women, but also the problems of her society. Kartini saw that the struggle for women to obtain their freedom, autonomy and legal equality was just part of a wider movement.

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