Komodo Island
Komodo is one of the 17,508 islands that compose the Republic of Indonesia. The island is particularly notable as the habitat of the Komodo dragon, the largest lizard on Earth, which is named for the island. Komodo Island has a surface area of 390 square kilometres and a human population of over two thousand. The people of the island are descendants of former convicts who were exiled to the island and who have mixed with Bugis from Sulawesi. The people are primarily adherents of Islam but there are also Christian and Hindu congregations. Komodo is part of the Lesser Sunda chain of islands and forms part of the Komodo National Park. In addition, the island is a popular destination for diving. Administratively, it is part of the East Nusa Tenggara province.On Komodo Island, Komodo animals live and breed well. Until August 2009, on this island there are about 1,300 dragons tail. Coupled with other islands, such as Island and Rinca and Gili Mota, their numbers totaled about 2500 tails. There are also approximately 100 individuals dragons in Wae Wuul Nature Reserve on the mainland island of Flores but not including the Komodo National Park. Besides Komodo, this island also store a variety of exotic flora Sepang wood by local people used as medicine and dye clothes, this nitak tree or sterculia oblongata in the believe is useful as medicines and seeds are tasty and delicious like peas. Komodo Island is also accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, because in the Komodo National Park, along with the island of Rinca, Padar and Gili Mota The park includes three major islands, Komodo, Rinca, and Padar, as well many other small islands that have a combined total land area of 603 km ². The total area of the Komodo National Park is presently 1,817 km ². Expanded up to 25 km ² (Banta Island) and 479 km ² of marine waters would result in a total area of up to 2,321 km ². At least 2500 individuals dragons live in this region. Komodo large usually has a length of 3 m and weighs 90 kg. Dragons natural habitat is open grassland savanna, rainforest, white sandy beaches, coral reefs, and beaches where the water is crystal clear. In this area, you also can find horses, wild buffalo, deer, wild boar male, snakes, monkeys, and various species of birds. Komodo National Park has amazing underwater life. The divers say that the waters of Komodo is one of the best dive sites in the world. Having a stunning underwater scenery. You can find 385 species of beautiful corals, mangrove forests, and seaweeds as a home for thousands of species of fish, 70 types of sponges, 10 types of dolphins, 6 types of whales, green turtles, and various types of sharks and stingrays. History of Komodo Island On the west side of Flores Island are sparsely populated island of Komodo, Rinca island along the east side of the island is located in the Sape Strait, between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores Island. The trip to the island of Sumbawa is done by boat past the small islands like Girilawa, Lulu, and Gilibanta flag, which takes one day cruise. As for sailing to Labuan Bajo in Flores takes a half-day trip, the island passed Messah. (Verheijen, 1987: 2) Komodo island residents known as Ata Modo and Modo islands they call Tana, the number of villages were few in number. According to Zollinger, around 1850, people living in Komodo Island to the Milky formerly displaced as a result of pirate attacks. (Verheijen, 1987: 4-5). According to a report in Kupang Dutch resident, who sailed to Gronovius, Komodo Island and eastern regions Sape on Sumbawa, in 1846, a place that is used as a base by pirates to attack the villages on the north coast of Sumba, and capture its inhabitants into slavery is traded. Most pirate ships that originatryted from Bugis and Makassar. Even in one of the dragon legend, the pirates told the pirates come from land, Butung (Buton) in southeastern Sulawesi. Reports at the 19th century mention Komodo Island is landfill persons involved in the crime. They are the ones who become slaves to a debt due and the penalties under the supervision of a representative of the Sultanate of Bima. In the 19th century, ships from Manggarai, local control of the Sultan of Bima, who want to send tribute each year, stopped at the airport on the island of Komodo. Tributes were given consisting of crops, slaves, beeswax, gold, papyrus and acid (11 Tamarine indica). (Verheijen, 1987: 4-5) . Besides the natives, Komodo Island is also inhabited by people of Sumba, Manggarai, Ambon, Kapu (West Manggarai), Sape (Sumbawa east), Bugis, Endeh (central Flores) and the Welak (west Flores). (Needham, 54) Location of Komodo Island in the Sape Strait, turned out to also be the area of shipping and trade of these other areas, particularly the area of Ende, Flores and Sumbawa. Trading and fishing boats from Ende even shark fishing waters to the island of Komodo or buy produce from residents such as Java acid, palm sugar and corn starch. So also with the arrival of fishing boats and merchant Bugis boat or padewakang patorani. Story of the arrival of the Bugis sailors is also present in the folklore dragons, about ata Gili Gili Mota Mota or person.
Facts About the Komodo Island
komodo Island is located in East Nusa Tenggara Province, which borders the province of West Nusa Tenggara. Right in the area of Komodo, West Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Why Komodo Island is the NEW 7 Wonders of The World? Here are the facts.
1. The island of Komguyodo there are prehistoric animals alive The animals prehistoric dragon, better known as dragons. Based on the research, prehistoric dragon extinct since 30 million years ago. But it turns out the island komodoAnda can find prehistoric animals are still alive and able bertahansampai today. Komodo including endangered animals, with a population of less than 4000 wild birds.
2. Absence of fossils in Komodo Island Mid 20th century discovered animal fossils that resemble dragons in Australia. This means that the dragon had lived on the Australian mainland in prehistoric times. But researchers are still puzzled by the relationship to fossil Komodo Island in Australia, while in Komodo Island fossils are not found at all. Does this make shift dragon? Although the geological history of the earth shows that Australia's first, and some islands of Indonesia is one plate, but Komodo Island is estimated to have formed about 1 million years ago.
3. Komodo giant animals born from single parent Komodo has a weight of 70-100 kg with a body length of 2-3 meters. Komodo is the largest reptile in the world with a long tongue, yellow and forked. Can detect the presence of carcasses from 4 to 9.5 kilometers. Komodo dragons can run up to 20 kilometers per hour, swim well and can dive as deep as 4.5 meters and smart climbing trees. Komodo has a unique reproductive process, which is able to produce children without the presence of men. They were able to produce an egg without fertilization.
4. There are rare animals belong in zoos around the world Komodo dragons are found only on Komodo and other islands around the island of Komodo, Rinca and Pandar Island. Komodo is rarely found in other zoos around the world, because it has a short life if breeding sites, which is only 2 years after the transfer. Although the dragon has a normal life for 50 years.
5. Having a mix of animal species Asia Australia On the island of Komodo and the surrounding areas there are 277 species of animals derived from a mixture of Asian and Australian animals, which consist of 32 species of mammals, 128 species of birds and 37 species of reptiles. Together with the dragon, there are 25 species of land animals and birds are protected animals, because of the limited number of.
6. Having a warm ocean waters and cold Komodo Island is the tourist area of Komodo national park. The islands are the meeting place of water flowing to the north and south. Northern waters warm waters of the current meeting of the Banda Sea and Flores. In contrast, the southern waters offer the cold waters of the Indonesian Ocean currents. The meeting of two waters produce a rich underwater ecosystem.
7. Beauty of Sea There are coral reefs under the sea waters of Komodo national park. There 253spesies reef-building corals are found there, with about 1000 species of fish. It's natural beauty attracts many divers and tourists to swim these waters.
Reference :
http://krisbheda.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/asal-usul-nenek-moyang-penduduk-pulau-komodo/
Komodo is one of the 17,508 islands that compose the Republic of Indonesia. The island is particularly notable as the habitat of the Komodo dragon, the largest lizard on Earth, which is named for the island. Komodo Island has a surface area of 390 square kilometres and a human population of over two thousand. The people of the island are descendants of former convicts who were exiled to the island and who have mixed with Bugis from Sulawesi. The people are primarily adherents of Islam but there are also Christian and Hindu congregations. Komodo is part of the Lesser Sunda chain of islands and forms part of the Komodo National Park. In addition, the island is a popular destination for diving. Administratively, it is part of the East Nusa Tenggara province.On Komodo Island, Komodo animals live and breed well. Until August 2009, on this island there are about 1,300 dragons tail. Coupled with other islands, such as Island and Rinca and Gili Mota, their numbers totaled about 2500 tails. There are also approximately 100 individuals dragons in Wae Wuul Nature Reserve on the mainland island of Flores but not including the Komodo National Park. Besides Komodo, this island also store a variety of exotic flora Sepang wood by local people used as medicine and dye clothes, this nitak tree or sterculia oblongata in the believe is useful as medicines and seeds are tasty and delicious like peas. Komodo Island is also accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, because in the Komodo National Park, along with the island of Rinca, Padar and Gili Mota The park includes three major islands, Komodo, Rinca, and Padar, as well many other small islands that have a combined total land area of 603 km ². The total area of the Komodo National Park is presently 1,817 km ². Expanded up to 25 km ² (Banta Island) and 479 km ² of marine waters would result in a total area of up to 2,321 km ². At least 2500 individuals dragons live in this region. Komodo large usually has a length of 3 m and weighs 90 kg. Dragons natural habitat is open grassland savanna, rainforest, white sandy beaches, coral reefs, and beaches where the water is crystal clear. In this area, you also can find horses, wild buffalo, deer, wild boar male, snakes, monkeys, and various species of birds. Komodo National Park has amazing underwater life. The divers say that the waters of Komodo is one of the best dive sites in the world. Having a stunning underwater scenery. You can find 385 species of beautiful corals, mangrove forests, and seaweeds as a home for thousands of species of fish, 70 types of sponges, 10 types of dolphins, 6 types of whales, green turtles, and various types of sharks and stingrays. History of Komodo Island On the west side of Flores Island are sparsely populated island of Komodo, Rinca island along the east side of the island is located in the Sape Strait, between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores Island. The trip to the island of Sumbawa is done by boat past the small islands like Girilawa, Lulu, and Gilibanta flag, which takes one day cruise. As for sailing to Labuan Bajo in Flores takes a half-day trip, the island passed Messah. (Verheijen, 1987: 2) Komodo island residents known as Ata Modo and Modo islands they call Tana, the number of villages were few in number. According to Zollinger, around 1850, people living in Komodo Island to the Milky formerly displaced as a result of pirate attacks. (Verheijen, 1987: 4-5). According to a report in Kupang Dutch resident, who sailed to Gronovius, Komodo Island and eastern regions Sape on Sumbawa, in 1846, a place that is used as a base by pirates to attack the villages on the north coast of Sumba, and capture its inhabitants into slavery is traded. Most pirate ships that originatryted from Bugis and Makassar. Even in one of the dragon legend, the pirates told the pirates come from land, Butung (Buton) in southeastern Sulawesi. Reports at the 19th century mention Komodo Island is landfill persons involved in the crime. They are the ones who become slaves to a debt due and the penalties under the supervision of a representative of the Sultanate of Bima. In the 19th century, ships from Manggarai, local control of the Sultan of Bima, who want to send tribute each year, stopped at the airport on the island of Komodo. Tributes were given consisting of crops, slaves, beeswax, gold, papyrus and acid (11 Tamarine indica). (Verheijen, 1987: 4-5) . Besides the natives, Komodo Island is also inhabited by people of Sumba, Manggarai, Ambon, Kapu (West Manggarai), Sape (Sumbawa east), Bugis, Endeh (central Flores) and the Welak (west Flores). (Needham, 54) Location of Komodo Island in the Sape Strait, turned out to also be the area of shipping and trade of these other areas, particularly the area of Ende, Flores and Sumbawa. Trading and fishing boats from Ende even shark fishing waters to the island of Komodo or buy produce from residents such as Java acid, palm sugar and corn starch. So also with the arrival of fishing boats and merchant Bugis boat or padewakang patorani. Story of the arrival of the Bugis sailors is also present in the folklore dragons, about ata Gili Gili Mota Mota or person.
Facts About the Komodo Island
komodo Island is located in East Nusa Tenggara Province, which borders the province of West Nusa Tenggara. Right in the area of Komodo, West Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Why Komodo Island is the NEW 7 Wonders of The World? Here are the facts.
1. The island of Komguyodo there are prehistoric animals alive The animals prehistoric dragon, better known as dragons. Based on the research, prehistoric dragon extinct since 30 million years ago. But it turns out the island komodoAnda can find prehistoric animals are still alive and able bertahansampai today. Komodo including endangered animals, with a population of less than 4000 wild birds.
2. Absence of fossils in Komodo Island Mid 20th century discovered animal fossils that resemble dragons in Australia. This means that the dragon had lived on the Australian mainland in prehistoric times. But researchers are still puzzled by the relationship to fossil Komodo Island in Australia, while in Komodo Island fossils are not found at all. Does this make shift dragon? Although the geological history of the earth shows that Australia's first, and some islands of Indonesia is one plate, but Komodo Island is estimated to have formed about 1 million years ago.
3. Komodo giant animals born from single parent Komodo has a weight of 70-100 kg with a body length of 2-3 meters. Komodo is the largest reptile in the world with a long tongue, yellow and forked. Can detect the presence of carcasses from 4 to 9.5 kilometers. Komodo dragons can run up to 20 kilometers per hour, swim well and can dive as deep as 4.5 meters and smart climbing trees. Komodo has a unique reproductive process, which is able to produce children without the presence of men. They were able to produce an egg without fertilization.
4. There are rare animals belong in zoos around the world Komodo dragons are found only on Komodo and other islands around the island of Komodo, Rinca and Pandar Island. Komodo is rarely found in other zoos around the world, because it has a short life if breeding sites, which is only 2 years after the transfer. Although the dragon has a normal life for 50 years.
5. Having a mix of animal species Asia Australia On the island of Komodo and the surrounding areas there are 277 species of animals derived from a mixture of Asian and Australian animals, which consist of 32 species of mammals, 128 species of birds and 37 species of reptiles. Together with the dragon, there are 25 species of land animals and birds are protected animals, because of the limited number of.
6. Having a warm ocean waters and cold Komodo Island is the tourist area of Komodo national park. The islands are the meeting place of water flowing to the north and south. Northern waters warm waters of the current meeting of the Banda Sea and Flores. In contrast, the southern waters offer the cold waters of the Indonesian Ocean currents. The meeting of two waters produce a rich underwater ecosystem.
7. Beauty of Sea There are coral reefs under the sea waters of Komodo national park. There 253spesies reef-building corals are found there, with about 1000 species of fish. It's natural beauty attracts many divers and tourists to swim these waters.
Reference :
http://krisbheda.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/asal-usul-nenek-moyang-penduduk-pulau-komodo/
