Back متنزه كومودو الوطني Arabic Komodo Milli Parkı AZ Taman Nasional Komodo BAN Нацыянальны парк Камода BE Parc Nacional de Komodo Catalan Komodo National Park CEB Národní park Komodo Czech Nationalpark Komodo German कोमोदो राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्ज DTY Εθνικό Πάρκο Κομόντο Greek
| Komodo National Park | |
|---|---|
| Taman Nasional Komodo | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
 Komodo dragon at Komodo National Park | |
  Komodo NP | |
| Location | Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 8°32′36″S 119°29′22″E / 8.54333°S 119.48944°E |
| Area | 1,733 km2 (669 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 1980 |
| Visitors | 45,000 (in 2010) |
| Governing body | Ministry of Environment and Forestry |
| Website | www |
| Criteria | Natural: vii, x |
| Reference | 609 |
| Inscription | 1991 (15th Session) |
The Komodo National Park is a national park in Indonesia. It is on several islands in the Lesser Sunda Islands. The park is in the area between the East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara provinces. The park includes three larger islands: Komodo, Padar and Rincah. It also includes 26 smaller ones[2] for a total area of 1,733 km² (603 km² of it land). The national park was founded in 1980 to protect the Komodo dragon. This animal is the world's largest lizard.[3] Later it began protecting other species, including some in the ocean. In 1991 the national park was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- ↑ World Heritage Site Database
- ↑ Ministry of Forestry: Komodo NP Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 02-February-2010
- ↑ UNESCO: Advisory Body Evaluation, retrieved 2 February 2010