page_title: List of beaches in Indonesia
section_title: Central Java
hierarchical_section_title: List of beaches in Indonesia / Central Java
caption_attribution_description: Bahasa Indonesia: Pantai Kartini, Kota Jepara 日本語: ジュパラ市のカルティニビーチ
context_page_description: Beaches in Indonesia are extensive, characterized by coral reefs, deposits from volcanoes, rich marine biodiversity, strong ocean currents, and associated with diverse cultural traditions. With around 17,500 islands, Indonesia has an intricate coastline of over 80,000 km, the fourth longest in the world.
  Indonesia is located in a region of abundant coral reefs known as the Coral Triangle as well as being the country with the most volcanoes in the world. Some beaches are derived from fluvial sands and gravels, others from cliff erosion. Coral reefs form white or yellow sanded beaches, while beach sediments derived from volcanic rocks are typically black or grey, such as those of northern Bali and southern Java. In the granitic zone of the Riau, Bangka and Belitung Islands, white quartz sands as well as granite boulders dominate. Sandy backshores are colonized by coastal vegetation, notably Ipomoea pes-caprae and Spinifex littoreus, then coconut and casuarina trees. Coastal dunes are poorly developed in the humid tropics, but on the southern shores of Java and Sumatra, prograded beaches are backed by dunes, some of which carry woodland vegetation.
context_section_description: The beaches of Central Java are located both on the northern and southern coast. Many of the notable beaches are located to the northern coast, known for the relatively calm water of the Java Sea
  Alam Indah Beach, Tegal
  Tirto Samodra Beach (Bandengan Beach), Jepara
  Kartini Beach, Jepara
  Blebak Beach, Jepara
  Ombak Mati Beach (Waves Die Beach), Jepara
  Pecatu Beach (Gua Manik Beach), Jepara
  Pailus Beach, Jepara
  Suweru Beach, Jepara
  Empurancak Beach, Jepara
  Beaches of Karimun Jawa.
  Barakuda Beach
  Legon Lele Beach
  Tanjung Gelam Beach
  Karang Bolong Beach, Cilacap
  Jatimalang Beach, Purworejo
  Marina Beach, Semarang
  Beaches of Nusa Kambangan
  Purwahamba Beach, Tegal
  Sembukan Beach, Wonogiri Regency. According to the local myth, the beach is the thirteenth gate of the Kingdom of Ratu Kidul and a meeting point of the queen of the Kingdom, Nyai Roro Kidul, and the kings of Surakarta Sunanate. An offering ritual is held on Sembukan beach annually.
  Teluk Penyu Beach, Cilacap
  Widuri Beach, Pemalang
  Menganti Beach, Kebumen
  Petanahan Beach, Kebumen
  Lembupurwo Beach, Kebumen
  Suwuk Beach, Kebumen
caption: A giant marine turtle sculpture in Kartini Beach, Jepara.
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