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Dock of Misool Resort, Raja Ampat
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hilltop view of Misool Resort
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big octopussy imitating coral and algae, Misool
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octopussy changing colors, Misool
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curious octopussy, Misool
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shy blowfish, Misool
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safety among the spines
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pufferfish comes out to greet me
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curious pufferfish
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cleaning station
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the crowded deep, Misool
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damselfish guarding their anemone home, Misool
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approaching the jagged karst island containing the jellyfish lake
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king kong island?
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disembarkation point for the steep climb to the jellyfish lake
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karst islands and lagoons near jellyfish lake
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the Jellyfish Lake, a freshwater sinkhole lake teeming with stingless jellyfish in the Misool region of Raja Ampat
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somehow though in constant motion these jellyfish never seem to collide
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like floating in the atmosphere of an alien planet: the Jellyfish Lake
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this translucent jellyfish is larger and less common than the orange jellyfish it shares Jellyfish Lake with
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another world: the Jellyfish Lake, Misool
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jellyfish everywhere in the Jellyfish Lake
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arriving at paradise beach
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water can't get more inviting than this
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definitely time for a swim
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heart-shaped lagoon, Misool
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Moorish Idol couple and Striped Surgeonfish
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a clownfish in its anemone's tentacles
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who you looking at?
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garden of anemones with clownfish