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Understanding a text paragraph

Read this text. It is the beginning of a text about Wakatobi Island then
analyse what the structure of the text. Then Answer the questions.

WAKATOBI ISLAND

Wakatobi is the name of an archipelago and regency in Sulawesi Tenggara,
Indonesia. The name of Wakatobi is derived from the names of the main islands

in the archipelago: Wangiwangi, Kaledupa, Tomea, and Binangko. Do you
know what? It is the best diving sites ever.

There are many reasons why I call Wakatobi as the best diving sites ever. First,
the reefs in Wakatobi diving are unlike others in the region because of the dry

climate and uplifted limestone. This means Wakatobi is an exceptionally clean
environment due to the lack of soil erosion. Second, being a national park,
fishing is strictly limited and the reefs of Wakatobi are protected. These superb

reefs are supported and protected by the local fishing communities who obtain a
fair share of the income generated by Wakatobi dive tourism in exchange for

adopting more sustainable practices, such as leaving large stretches of reef
completely untouched. Third, Wakatobi is located at the world’s coral reef

triangle center with its 942 fish species and 750 coral reef species from a total
of 850 world’s collection comparing to the two world’s famous diving center of

the Caribbean Sea that owes only 50 species and other 300 species in the red
sea.

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