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* Alas Purwo National Park - This 434 sq km park is formed by the [[Blambangan Peninsula]] (south eastern Java). Comprised of [[mangrove]], [[Tropical savanna|savanna]], lowland monsoon forests and excellent beaches, the park's name means ''First Forest'' in Javanese. Javanese legend says that the earth first emerged from the ocean here.
 
* Baluran National Park - This 250 sq km national park is located in north east Java, once known as ''Indonesia's little piece of Africa'', the parks formerly extensive [[Tropical savanna|savanna]] has been largely replaced by [[Acacia]].
 
==History==