Komodo National Park is a national park in Indonesia located near the Lesser Sunda Islands in the border region between the province of East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara . Park includes three large islands of Komodo , Rinca , and Padar , as well as a number of other smaller islands and a total area of 1,817 km ² ( 603 km ² land ) . This national park was established in 1980 to protect the Komodo dragons . Then this national park dedicated to protecting other species , including marine species . The islands of the national park originated from volcanic activity . Approximately 4,000 people live within the park . In 1991 the national park is named after UNESCO , World Heritage Site .
Scuba diving is the most popular water sports in the Park because of high seas biodiversity , including sharks , ocean sunfish , manta rays , eagle rays , tiny seahorse , false pipefish , clown frogfish , nudibranchs , blue - ringed octopus , sponges , tunicates , and coral . \ Since 1995, the national park authority has been supported by The Nature Conservancy ( TNC ) , an American environmental organization . The new management plan jointly authored with TNC and implemented in 2000 to address the issue of enhancement of natural resources , both marine and terrestrial .
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