The Wallace Line named by Alfred Russel Wallace on 19th century. He marks a spot of transition linking between the fauna and flora of Western and Eastern of Indonesia and proceeds as the Western border of West Nusa Tenggara, which contains Lombok Island and Sumbawa. Lombok Island is clearly different with Bali.

Lombok island 2,098 square miles or 5,435 square km. It is divided for nearly its entire length by two mountain chains. The southern chain, a range of limestone hills, reaches an elevation of 2,350 feet (716 metres), but the northern chain rises to Mount Rinjani Lombok (12,224 feet [3,726 metres]). None of the small rivers is navigable. Cliffs often rise precipitously from the sea, but there are good anchorages in bays on the western and eastern coasts.

Lombok Strait has depths exceeding 3,600 feet (1,100 meters). It has been called the edge of the Asian continental shelf, a contention supported by the marked differences between the plant and animal life of Bali and Lombok. Some intermingling of species has taken place, and Lombok has become the beginning of a transitional area in which Asian forms of life are being supplanted gradually by Australian forms. Vegetation includes a great palm, and typical mammals are monkeys, deer, and wild pigs. The island’s diverse birdlife includes large green pigeons, eight kinds of kingfishers, ground thrushes, grass-green doves, little crimson and black flower-peckers, large black cuckoos, king crows, golden orioles, and fine jungle cocks.

Large Asian mammals are absents and replaced instead by large numbers of marsupials, lizards, cockatoos and parrots. The difference becomes more pronounced as one moves further east where dry seasons are more prolonged and the land is dry and bush-like, and so in many areas corn and sago are the staple food, instead of rice. At first Islam time come to these islands in the 16th century, four Hindu Kingdoms co-existed in apparent peace what is now called West Nusa Tenggara and is still the religion embraced by those in the west of Lombok, which are primarily Balinese.

Lombok experienced strong Balinese influences in the past, but has still retained a unique identifies. The indigenous people of Lombok, the Sasaks, are predominantly Moslem and have a strong, distinguished tradition, as do the people of neighboring Sumbawa. Soft white sand, virgin beaches are typical in Lombok, where the motto is ‘You can see Bali in Lombok, but not Lombok in Bali’. Famous for its ‘tenun ikat’ hand-woven textiles, the island has exceptional charm and its relatively undiscovered, except for Senggigi City, which becoming a major resort area. Regulars shuttle flights from Bali and Surabaya as well as ferries provide excellent transportation links within the islands of the province as well as with the rest of the country.

The two largest islands in West Nusa Tenggara province are Lombok in the west and the larger Sumbawa Island in the east. Mataram Lombok is the capital and largest city of the province. The province is administratively divided into six regencies and one municipality, Mataram. The Sasak ethnic group mainly inhabits Lombok, with a minority Balinese population then, Sumbawa and Bima ethnic groups inhabit Sumbawa. Each of these groups has a local language associated with it as well. The population of the province is 3.821.134; 71 percent of the population lives in Lombok.

Geographically
Geographically, West Nusa Tenggara Province is located 115′45 – 119°10 east Longitudes 8°5 – 9°5 south latitudes. Its area boundaries is:

North Lombok Side: Java Sea
South Lombok side: Hindia Ocean
East Lombok side: Sepadan Strait
West Lombok side: Lombok Strait
Central Lombok

Wide Area
The wide area of West Nusa Tenggara is 49.32,19 Km2 that contains of 20.153,07 Km2 land and 29.159,04 Km2 of sea. The two big islands is Lombok Island with its wide area about 4.738,70 Km2 (23,51%) and Sumbawa Island with 15.414,37 Km’ (76,49%) wide area. Beside that, it also surrounded by thousands small islands which is very popular called Gili Islands Lombok, such as Gili Air Lombok, Gili Meno Lombok, Gili Trawangan Lombok, Gili Gede, Gili Nanggu Lombok, Gili Tangkong, Moyo Island, Bungin Island, Satonda Island, Kaung Island, and Panjang Island.

Government Administrative
Administratively, the capital of West Nusa Tenggara is Mataram city and contains of 7regencies and 2 cities. The four regencies/cities are located in Lombok Island and 5 regencies/cities state in Sumbawa Island.

Map Of Lombok

More about Lombok Island:

• Lombok Island
• Lombok Attractions
• Gili Islands Lombok
• Gili Trawangan Island
• Gili Meno Lombok
• Gili Meno Island
• Gili Air Lombok
• Gili Nanggu Lombok
• Komodo Nasional Park Indonesia
• Biking in Lombok
• Lombok Surf
• Lombok Diving
• Gondola Bamboe Rafting Tour
• Kuta Beach Lombok
• Mangsit Beach Lombok
• Senggigi Beach Lombok
• Batu Bolong Beach
• Moyo Island Lombok
• Mount Rinjani Lombok

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