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Rinca, also known as Rincah, Rindja, Rintja and Pintja, is a small island near Komodo and Flores island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, within the West Manggarai Regency. It is one of the three largest islands included in Komodo National Park. The island is famous for Komodo dragons, giant lizards that can measure up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) long. Rinca is also populated with many other species such as wild pigs, buffalos and many birds.

Rinca

Native name: Pulau Rindja
Rinca island
Rinca
Geography
Location	Maritime Southeast Asia
Coordinates	8.70°S 119.68°E / -8.70; 119.68
Archipelago	Lesser Sunda Islands
Area	198 km2 (76 sq mi)
Administration
Indonesia
Province	East Nusa Tenggara

Area

The island's area is 198 square kilometres (76 sq mi).[1]

Living conditions

Living conditions for local people on the island are often difficult. Education facilities, for example, are quite limited for children. Some non-government organisations help with the provision of books for children on Rinca.[2] Local people must also take some care to avoid Komodo dragons because Komodos in the area occasionally attack and kill humans.[3]

Sea conditions

Rinca and Komodo Islands bracket a north-south passage between the Indian Ocean and the Flores Sea. Due to the large bodies of water and narrow gap, the waters between Rinca and Komodo are subject to whirlpools and currents in excess of 10 knots.[4]

Diving in the region requires care.[5] In June 2008, five scuba divers (three British, one French and one Swedish) were found on the southern coast of Rinca after having been missing for 2 days. The group had drifted 20 miles (32 km) from where their dive boat abandoned them. They survived on oysters and other shellfish.[6]

Fauna

Being less known and less visited than Komodo Island, it is a good place to see the Komodo dragon in its natural environment with fewer people to disturb them. Day trips can be arranged to the Loh Buaya park facility on Rinca Island from Labuan Bajo on Flores by small boat at the park headquarters. A jetty which marks the entrance to the park facility. A short walk leads to the local park office where there are rangers to accompany visitors on short or medium-length walks to see komodos and other animals such as monkeys, deer and buffalos.

See also

• Sape Strait

Gallery

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  Dry season at Rinca
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  Juvenile Komodo dragon
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  Water buffalo at Rinca
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  Crab-eating macaque
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  Rinca shore
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  Juvenile Komodo Dragon, Rinca Island

References

На других языках

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[de] Rinca

Rinca [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}rint͡ʃa] ist eine der Kleinen Sundainseln in Indonesien. Früher wurde der Inselname Rintja geschrieben.

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- [en] Rinca

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[fr] Rinca

Rinca est une petite île près de Komodo, dans la province indonésienne des petites îles de la Sonde orientales. Elle fait partie des Petites îles de la Sonde.

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[it] Rinca

Rinca, nota anche come Rincah o Rintja, (indonesiano: Pulau Rinca) è una piccola isola (198 km²[1]) dell'Indonesia, situata nel Mar di Flores, che fa parte delle Piccole Isole della Sonda. Amministrativamente è parte della provincia di Nusa Tenggara Orientale

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[ru] Ринча

Ри́нча[1] (индон. Pulau Rinca) — остров в составе Индонезии площадью 198 км²[2].

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