Indonesia's Komodo Island is most
famous for the clarity of the sea and the diverse tropical marine
life, so that made
it Mecca divers
around the world. What else is known on
the island of Komodo is the
largest lizard -
the Komodo. Sea level rise threatens coastal mangrove
forests and beaches. Meanwhile, acidification and changes in ocean
water temperature can kill corals around the island.
Komodo is one of the 17,508 islands that compose the Republic of Indonesia. The island is
particularly notable as
the habitat of the Komodo dragon, the largest lizard on
Earth, which is named for the island. Komodo Island has a surface area of 390
square kilometres and a human population of over two thousand. The people of
the island are descendants of former convicts who were exiled to the island and who have mixed with
Bugis from Sulawesi. The people are primarily
adherents of Islam but there are also Christian and Hindu congregations.