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The
Land
The
geography of Indonesia is quite magnificent, supported
by tropical climate and weather. With an archipelago
form, Indonesia maintains Territorial Waters and Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ). The relief of Indonesia is filled
with volcanoes, rivers and lakes. As one of the world's
most remarkable geographical boundaries in its distribution
of animals, Indonesia has a lot of variety of different
species of animals. Komodo reptile (Varanus Komodoensis)
has been designated as Indonesia's National Animal,
the red fresh water Siluk/Arwana (Scleropage formosus)
as the Fascinating Animal and the flying Elang Jawa
(Javan Hawk Eagle, Spizaetus bartelsi) as the Rare
(Endangered) Species. November 5th has been designated
as the National Flora and Fauna Day.
Indonesia
is also rich in tropical plants including the ever
famous Rafflesia Arnoldi, the largest flower in the
world, and Amorphophallus Tatinum, the largest inflorescence
of its kind.
