Komodo Island

Komodo is one of the 17.580 island that make up the Republic of Indonesia. The island particularly notable as the natural habitat of the komodo dragon, the largest lizard on earth and consequently named after the island. The inhabitants of the island are descendants of former convicts who were exiled to the island and who have mixed with bugis from Sulawesi. The population are primarly adherents of Islam but there are also Chritian 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 fordiving. Administratively, it is part of the East Nusa Tenggara Province.

The island is famous not only for its heritage of convicts but also for the unique fauna which roam it. The Komodo Dragon, the world’s largest living lizard, takes its name from the island. A type of monitor lizard, it inhabits komodo island and some of the smaller surrounding islands, as well as part of Western Flores. Javan deer also inhabit the island, though they are not native. Other animals include buffalo, civets, cockatoo and macaques.

Komodo contains a beach with pink sand, one of only seven in the world. The sand appears pink because it is a mixture of white sand and red sand, formed from pieces of foraminifera.

But behind the beauty of the island is still a lot of people less fortunate and don't have a decent life there