🌐 Komodo
Indonesia · Asia · Biosphere Reserve · 8.37°S, 129.35°E
The Komodo Biosphere Reserve and National Park is situated between Flores and Sumbawa in Indonesia. It is renowned for its population of about 5,000 giant lizards, called 'Komodo dragons'. They exist nowhere else in the world and are of significant interest to scientists studying the theory of evolution.
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Quick facts
| Country | Indonesia |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Asia |
| Protection type | 🌐 Biosphere Reserve |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 8.37°S, 129.35°E · view on map |
Komodo is a biosphere reserve in Indonesia, in Asia. The details of why Komodo is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).
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