Komodo & Rinca Islands

Parked neatly between Sumbawa and Flores, the islands of Komodo and Rinca are the major draw cards of Unesco-recognised Komodo National Park. The islands' jagged hills, carpeted with savannah and fringed with mangroves, are home to prehistoric Komodo dragons or ora, the world’s largest lizards.

The sun strikes the green grassy slopes of Rinca Island (also known as Rincah and Rindja), as a small boat travels through the water in the foreground.

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