Komodo, Indonesia
Komodo is an island of Indonesia with a surface area of 390 km² and over 2000 inhabitants. The inhabitants of the island are descendants of former convicts who were exiled to the island, who have mixed themselves with the Bugis from Sulawesi. The population are primarily adherents of Islam. However, there is also a Christian and Hindu minority.
It belongs to the Lesser Sunda Islands and is a part of the Komodo National Park. Particularly notable here is the native Komodo dragon. In addition, the island is a popular destination for diving. Administratively, it is part of the East Nusa Tenggara province.
Komodo lies within the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands between the substantially larger neighboring islands Sumbawa to the west and Flores to the east. Not only is the island famous for its heritage of convicts on the island but the beast which roam it as well, giant lizards called Komodo Dragons live on this island and some of the smaller surrounding islands, generate quite a lot of tourism for the island.
Nudibranch Species from Komodo, Indonesia » View all photo from Komodo, Indonesia (181 photos)
Nudibranch Photographers
- Graham Abbott (68 species)
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- Cesillia Kowijaya (17 species)
- Patrick Burke (10 species)
- Nedip Emin (9 species)
- Wolfgang Krutz (7 species)
- Eric van Loon (6 species)
- Marli Wakeling (4 species)
- Budi Ramadi Jerry (3 species)
- Muljadi Pinneng Sulungbudi (3 species)
- Ronnie Ng (2 species)
- Tom F. Chandra (1 species)
- Adrin Abdul Razak (1 species)
- Aitor Laskurain (1 species)