Pamana
| Pamana | |
|---|---|
| Waters | Timor Sea |
| Archipelago | Timor Archipelago |
| Geographical location | 10 ° 59 '10 " S , 122 ° 52' 5" E |
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| length | 6.1 km |
| width | 3.3 km |
| surface | 14 km² |
Pamana ( Ndana , Dana , Dona ,) is an uninhabited Indonesian island in the Timor Archipelago ( Lesser Sunda Islands ).
geography
Pamana is located off the southwest tip of the island of Roti . To the north lies the small island of Helihana . The 14 km² island is considered the southernmost point of Indonesia and therefore Asia. It belongs to the administrative district ( Kabupaten ) Rote Ndao in the province of East Nusa Tenggara .
The flat island is dry. The only water hole in the interior of the island is very salty at 7.5 ppt .
fauna and Flora
In addition to some deer, there are numerous species of birds on Pamana. Sea turtles also lay their eggs on the beach. The island has been declared a game reserve for the deer.
history
According to local lore, the entire population of Pamana was murdered in retaliation in the 17th century. The small lake on the island is said to have been colored red with blood.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map ( memento of the original dated December 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Indonesia Photo ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b map ( Memento from December 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ map. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013 ; accessed on February 10, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Rhodin, AGJ, Ibarrondo, BR and Kuchlin, G .: Chelodina mccordi Rhodin 1994 - Roti Island snake-necked turtle, McCord's snake-necked turtle, kura-kura red in: Rhodin, AGJ, Pritchard, PCH, van Dijk , PP, Saumure, RA, Buhlmann, KA, and Iverson, JB (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN / SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5, pp. 008.1-008.8, doi : 10.3854 / crm.5.008.mccordi.v1.2008 ( ISSN 1088-7105 ), 2008 (English).
