Pamana Island
| Indonesian: Pulau Dana | |
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| Archipelago | Rote Islands |
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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 whole 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.
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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.
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- ↑ SurfRote - About the island
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