Indonesia's Komodo dragon has entered the top 10 of the new seven wonders in the category of nature, a minister said here on Thursday.
Minister for Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik told a press conference that there are 212 national parks that compete to enter the list.
The national park includes the three larger islands of Komodo, Rinca and Padar, as well as numerous smaller ones, covering a total of 232 square miles of land.
About 2500 dragons live on the island named after them ("komodo" means dragon in Indonesian). Along with neighbouring Rinca island, it is the main dragon habitat in the Komodo National Park, created in 1980 to preserve the ancient species.
Minister for Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik told a press conference that there are 212 national parks that compete to enter the list.
The national park includes the three larger islands of Komodo, Rinca and Padar, as well as numerous smaller ones, covering a total of 232 square miles of land.
About 2500 dragons live on the island named after them ("komodo" means dragon in Indonesian). Along with neighbouring Rinca island, it is the main dragon habitat in the Komodo National Park, created in 1980 to preserve the ancient species.
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