Posts Tagged ‘ East Lesser Sundas ’

11 Facts about Komodo National Park

July 16, 2009
By Brahmanto Anindito
11 Facts about Komodo National Park

By Brahmanto Anindito The Komodo National Park (Taman Nasional Komodo or TNK) is one of the 7 New Wonders of Nature’s nominees. And these are the 11 facts you probably didn’t know. TNK is populated by roughly 2,400 komodo dragons, the greatest lizard in the world. TNK comprises the islands of Rinca, Padar and Komodo. The Indonesian government...
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Seven World Heritages in Indonesia

July 29, 2008
By Brahmanto Anindito

By: Brahmanto Anindito The Borobudur Temple may out of the Seven World Wonders since long time ago, but Indonesia still has seven World Heritages. Seven world class sites. UNESCO has released the World Heritage Sites list, and some of them are in Indonesia. Here they are.
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Cruising to Indonesia

July 26, 2008
By Brahmanto Anindito
Cruising to Indonesia

By: Brahmanto Anindito Star Cruises, a cruise line centered in Hong Kong, has interested to open a new route that stop in Surabaya. According to Sammy Chan, Assistant Vice President Business Development of Star Cruises, the cruisers which may enter Surabaya are SuperStar Virgo (1,870 passengers capacity), SuperStar Libra (1,480 passengers capacity), SuperStar Aquarius (1,529...
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Meet the World’s Largest Living Lizard

July 6, 2008
By Brahmanto Anindito
Meet the World’s Largest Living Lizard

By: Brahmanto Anindito They natively inhabit the islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami, in Indonesia. Their average weight is 70 kilograms, with 2-3 meters in length. The largest specimen found is 3.13 meters in length male. Yes, we’re talking about the top predators in the ecosystems. Komodo dragon. A.k.a. Varanus komodoensis.
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