Komodo National Park




Komodo National Park lies between the province of East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara. Park consists of three large islands of Komodo, Rinca, and Padar island and several small islands. Terrestrial national park is 603 km²  and the total area is 1817 km².



In 1980 the national park was established to protect the dragons and their habitat. There are 277 species of animal which is a mic of animal coming Asia and Australia, which consists of 32 species of reptiles. Together with dragon, at least 25 species of land animals and birds, including protected animal, because of limited number or limited their deployment. moreover, in this region there are also coral reefs. At least 253 species of reef building coralrs are found there, with about 1,000 species of fish. The beauty of these reefs to attract foreign tourists to swim or dive in these waters.



these island were originally volcanoic island. The population in this region is approximately 4,000 peoples. In 1986 the national park is accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


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