Nino Konis Santana National Park

Timor-Leste

Marine zone of Timor-Leste's first national park at the country's eastern tip, including the reefs around uninhabited, sacred Jaco Island; part of the Coral Triangle and Timor-Leste's first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

Established in 2007 near Tutuala and Com, the park covers 1,236 km2 including a marine section of about 556 km2. In 2026 it became Timor-Leste's first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Its principal draw is the water around Jaco Island, sacred to the Fataluku people, reached by boat from Tutuala with no facilities or overnight stays permitted. Source: Wikipedia (Nino Konis Santana National Park), UNESCO.