Pamana Island

Dana Island
Indonesian: Pulau Dana
Geography
Coordinates 11°00′36″S 122°52′37″E / 11.01000°S 122.87694°E / -11.01000; 122.87694
Archipelago Rote Islands
Administration
The Maharaja (King) of West Rote visiting Pamana Island

Pamana Island (Dana,[1] Dona, Ndana) is a small island off Rote Island in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province of Lesser Sunda Islands, and the southernmost point of Asia. It lies exactly on latitude 11°S. Administratively this island is part of Rote Ndao Regency. It borders the Ashmore and Cartier Islands to the south.

Fauna

The island is inhabited by some deer, various bird species and is visited annually by turtles who come to lay their eggs.[2]

Legend

It is said in some legends that the island was inhabited in the 17th Century, until all the inhabitants were massacred in a reprisal and their bodies discarded into the lake and its drinking water. From that day the island has been left to itself.

Literature

  • Monk, K.A.; Fretes, Y.; Reksodiharjo-Lilley, G. (1996). The Ecology of Nusa Tenggara and Maluku. Hong Kong: Periplus Editions Ltd. p. 7. ISBN 962-593-076-0.

References

  1. ↑ SurfRote - About the island
  2. ↑ Grotting, Bjorn. "Roti Island". www.indonesiaphoto.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.

See also


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