Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Komodo National Park' has mentioned 'Island' in the following places:
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[5] The waters surrounding Komodo island contain rich marine biodiversity. | WIKI |
The park was initially established to conserve the unique Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), first discovered by the scientific world in 1912 by Lieutenant J. K. H. van Steyn van Henbroek, the Civil Administrator in Reo, Flores Island. | WIKI |
They were subjects of the Sultanate of Bima, although the islandxe2x80x99s remoteness from Bima meant its affairs were probably little troubled by the Sultanate other than by occasional demands for tribute. | WIKI |
The rugged terrain of Komodo Island with few trees makes it one of the driest locations in Indonesia. | WIKI |
Rinca Island | WIKI |
Padar Island | WIKI |
Twelve terrestrial snake species are found on the island in addition to marine species. | WIKI |
Two eagle species are found in the park, the white-bellied sea eagle and the extremely rare Flores hawk-eagle which is present on Rinca and Flores and reported but unconfirmed on Komodo Island. | WIKI |
The island of Padar and part of Rinca were established as nature reserves in 1938. | WIKI |
Komodo Island was declared a nature reserve in 1965, and in January 1977 as a biosphere reserve under the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme. | WIKI |
In 1928 there were only 30 people living in Komodo Village (known locally as Kampung Komodo), and approximately 250 people on Rinca Island in 1930. | WIKI |
The population increased rapidly, and by 1999, there were 281 families numbering 1,169 people on Komodo Island. | WIKI |
On Messah island, with a population of 1,969 people, there is no fresh water available. | WIKI |
There are several cultural sites within the park, particularly on Komodo Island. | WIKI |
These sites are not well documented, however, and there are many questions concerning the history of human inhabitance on the island. | WIKI |
Kanawa Island, a tourist island in the Komodo National Park. | WIKI |
Kanawa Island from above. | WIKI |
Komodo Island and Rinca were once part of Flores and they are separated from the large Island of Sumbawa to the West by the Sape Strait. | WIKI |
In early 2019, the Nusa Tenggara Timor (NTT) provincial governor Viktor Laiskodat announced a plan to close a section of the park (a main section on Komodo Island) for a year in order to make improvements. | WIKI |
[23] The suggestion was that other parts of the park, including Rinca and Padar Islands and certain parts of Komodo Island, would remain open. | WIKI |
In July 2019, it was confirmed that Komodo Island would be closed for around one year as from the beginning of 2020. | WIKI |
[25] The plan is controversial: Governor Laiskodat has suggested that an expensive entrance fee be charged to foreign tourists while local villagers who live on Komodo Island are worried about the possible loss of income. | WIKI |
Comprised of Komodo Game Reserve (33,987 ha), Rinca Island Nature Reserve (19,625 ha), Padar Island Nature Reserve (1,533 ha), Mbeliling and Nggorang Protection Forest (31,000 ha), Wae Wuul and Mburak Game Reserve (3,000 ha) and surrounding marine areas (130,177 ha) the Komodo Biosphere Reserve was accepted under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme in January 1977. | UNESCO |