the ujung kulon national park


java's"west point"and the last home java Rhino.The ujung Kulon peninsulahas been a fine and interesting nature reserve since 1921and now.In 1980 , has been declare among The first of Indonesianational parks.The park now includes the whole of the western most tip of java - the ujung kulon peninsula[300km2]-as well as the large island of Panaitan and gunung honje massive of then isthmus [150 km2]and 60 km north of Ujung kulon.The island remmants of the famous volcano Krakatau [Krakataus].
the beautiful area ,protected on three sides by the sea and on the east by honje range,has been a natural refuge for wildlife now rare in the rest of heavilly populated java.And is the last home in the world of the once plentifuljavan rhinocerous.Ujung kulon also contains some of the last tract of lowland rain forestin java - even though the tidal waves caused by Krakatau's final explossions swept across all the lowest land.becuse of the distances involed,most people visit ujung kulon separately from krakatau,Krakatau can be seen in a day,but to enjoy Ujung kulon requires at least 5 days including the time spent getting there.
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