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Komodo Island
This is the version that has been examined from page initampilkan / hide detailKomodo Komodo Island 2009.jpgGeographyLocation of Southeast AsiaCoordinates 8:55 ° S 119.45 ° EKoordinat: 8.55 ° S 119.45 ° EIslands of the Lesser Sunda IslandsVast 390 km ²StateIndonesiaEast Nusa Tenggara ProvinceDemographyPopulation estimates 2000Bugis ethnic group, etc.Komodo Island *UNESCO World Heritage siteKomodo Island.jpgStates Parties to IndonesiaTypes of NaturalCriteria vii, ixReferences 609† Asia Pacific regionHistorical inscriptionsOfficial Inscription 1991 (15th session)* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List.† as classified by UNESCO.Komodo Island is an island located in the Nusa Tenggara islands. Komodo Island is known as a habitat for native animals dragons. The island is also the Komodo National Park is managed by the Central Government. Komodo Island is located east of the island of Sumbawa, separated by Sape Strait.Administratively, this island including the District of Komodo, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. Komodo Island is the westernmost tip of East Nusa Tenggara Province, bordering the province of West Nusa Tenggara.On the island of Komodo, dragons animals live and breed well. Until August 2009, on this island there are an estimated 1300 dragons tail. Coupled with the other islands, such as the island of Rinca and Gili and Motang, their number totaled about 2500 birds. There are approximately 100 individuals dragons in Wae Wuul Nature Reserve on the mainland island of Flores, but not including the Komodo National Park.In addition to the Komodo dragon, the island also holds a variety of exotic flora Sepang wood by local people used as a medicinal and dye clothing, tree or Sterculia oblongata nitak is believed to be useful as medicines and seeds are tasty and delicious like peas.Komodo Island is also accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as in Komodo National Park area, along with the island of Rinca and Padar.[Edit] HistoryIn 1910 the Dutch named the island in the southern province of East Nusa Tenggara is the nickname of the island of Komodo. This story begins with Lieutenant Steyn van Hens Broek, a Dutch army tried to prove statements about the existence of a large animal like a dragon on the island. Steyn then kill a dragon and bring documentation to the Museum and Botanical Garden in Bogor to be investigated.In 2009, the Park has been named a finalist "New Seven Wonders of Nature" newly published in 2010 by online voting at www.N7W.com.Pada on 11 November 2011, the New 7 Wonders has been announced as the winner, and National Parks Komodo into the ranks of the winners along with, Amazon Forest, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Puerto Princesa Underground River, and Table Mountain . Komodo National Park to get the most votes
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