Komodo Island, Indonesia
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Martin Broomfield
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Situated between Sumbawa and Flores, Komodo is one of the 17,000 islands that make up the Indonesian archipeligo. The island was given National Park status in 1980 and is home to the Komodo Dragon.
Situated between Sumbawa and Flores, Komodo is one of the 17,000 islands that make up the Indonesian ...
Situated between Sumbawa and Flores, Komodo is one of the 17,000 islands that make up the Indonesian ...
A view out to sea from Komodo Island. As with other countries around the world, the high tide mark is...
Drivers head for the small rock island of Batu Bolong, also known as Current City. The island lies be...
On the deck of the Indo Siren. Anchorage in a bay at the North West of Komodo Island in Flores Sea. S...
These volcanic islands are inhabited by a population of around 5,700 giant lizards, whose appearance ...
The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large species of liza...
Sunrise on the deck of the Indo Siren. Cruising on the Savu Sea, heading for Manta Alley at the south...
At the right you can see part of Senaru Village, and at far background, there is the Mount Rinjani Su...
Asia is the biggest continent on Earth, a darling little gem floating around in space.
Hm, what is Asia? Who's in on it?
China and India are safe bets for Asian nations. Korea, Japan, Thailand, you're fine.
Europe? No. Europe would sort of be on the "Asian continent" if not for those pesky Ural mountains dividing things up in the middle, and then also the whole lineage of kings and wealth and nations and the EU and all that "give me my respect" stuff.
Russia would probably be happiest as its own continent, so for now we'll leave it in "Eurasia" and just hope the natural gas supplies keep flowing.
Pakistan and Afghanistan are dang close to Asia, but politically they show up in "Middle East" news stories an awful lot. Verdict: Eurasia.
I guess we'll actually have to consider everything from Turkey on eastward to be "Eurasian", although the moniker seems overlappitory of the territory.
The Asian economy is now officially raging like a wild furnace of lava that consumes everything in its path. Japan has had the largest individual economy in Asia for decades, but it is forecast that both India and China will outstrip Japan within twenty years.
China is the largest holder of United States debt and is positioned to become the world's next superpower, provided that Godzilla doesn't return and decide to stomp everybody back into the Shang Dynasty.
Text by Steve Smith.
