🌿 Komodo National Park

Indonesia · Asia · Natural · 8.55°S, 119.90°E

Komodo National Park is a national park in Indonesia within the Lesser Sunda Islands in the border region between the provinces of East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara. The park includes the three larger islands—Komodo, Padar and Rinca—and 26 smaller ones, with a total area of 1,733 km2 (669 sq mi), with 603 km2 (233 sq mi) of it land. The park was founded in 1980 to protect the Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard. Later it was dedicated to protecting other species, including marine species. In 1991 the park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Man and Biosphere Reserve. It is considered one of the world's 25 biodiversity hotspots.

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Quick facts

Country	Indonesia
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🌿 Natural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	8.55°S, 119.90°E · view on map

Komodo National Park is a natural World Heritage site in Indonesia, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Komodo National Park was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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