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Komodo National Park Komodo National Park is located 200 nautical miles to the east of Bali. It nestles in the centre of the Indonesian archipelago between the large islands of Flores and Sunbawa, all of which are apart of Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands. Although the park is known mainly for the main island of Komodo, Komodo National Park encompasses two other major islands, Rinca and Padar, not to mention numerous small island, altogether combining to 603 square kilometres of land. However, with a total size of 1817 square kilometres, marine waters dominate it at a size a size of 1214 square kilometres. (See below for maps of the Komodo National Park) The wilderness environment and landscape of Komodo National Park has been and still is influenced by its location on the Ring of Fire. Therefore, the topography of this park is dominated by steep and rugged hillsides, a result of the combination of ancient volcanic eruptions and more recently, tectonic uplift of sedimentary seabeds. This mountainous landscape reaches a maximum of 735 metres at the summit of Gunung Satalibo on the island of Komodo Although the landscape of Komodo National Park is dominated by mountainous hills, there are many other key features of t