Komodo National Park, Indonesia - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Weather: Thunderstorms likely, 75/81F.

Route: From Darwin 1,316 km WNW.

Significance: The volcanic island is the only place in the world where the well-known Komodo Dragons exist in the wild. They descend from a lizard that existed at the time of the dinosaurs. They grow up to 2-3 meters long.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Video:

Images:

Komodo Island (from whc.unesco.org)

The Komodo Dragon in its natural environment (from whc.unesco.org)