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Lombok is somewhat similar in size and density, and shares some cultural heritage with the neighboring island of Bali to the west. However, it is administratively part of West Nusa Tenggara, along with the larger and more sparsely populated island of Sumbawa to the east. Lombok is surrounded by a number of smaller islands locally called Gili.
The formation of the Lombok Strait is influenced by oceanic tidal mixing, heat content of the water masses, and seasonal changes. As the Lombok Strait is situated between Bali and Lombok, it is an exit way for the Indonesian Throughflow (ITF) which connects the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. [2] As a result of this, oceanic tidal mixing ...
The area of this province is 19,675.89 km 2 (7,596.90 sq mi) which consists of two main islands, namely Lombok Island and Sumbawa Island as well as several other small islands. [9] The two largest islands in this province are the smaller but much more populated Lombok in the west and the much larger in area but much less densely populated ...
The name "Gili Islands" is somewhat tautological, because Gili simply means "small island" in Sasak.Most of the small islands around the coast of Lombok have Gili in their names, and to avoid confusion with the three islands of the Gili Islands, the other Gilis around the Lombok coast should be referred to in English by their full proper names.
Lombok Barat (West Lombok) Kediri, Lombok Barat Lombok Barat (West Lombok) Keruak, Lombok Timur Lombok Timur (East Lombok) Kilo, Dompu: Dompu: Kopang, Lombok Tengah Lombok Tengah (Central Lombok) Kuripan, Lombok Barat Lombok Barat (West Lombok) Labangka, Sumbawa Sumbawa: Labu Api, Lombok Barat Lombok Barat (West Lombok)
Module:Location map/data/Indonesia Lombok is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Lombok. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
North Lombok Regency is bounded by the Java Sea to the north, Central Lombok Regency and West Lombok Regency to the south, East Lombok Regency to the east and the Lombok Strait to the west. Central to the regency is Mount Rinjani , which at 3,726 metres (12,224 ft) is the third highest mountain and the second largest volcano in the country; it ...
To the north lies the Java Sea.To the west are North Lombok Regency and Central Lombok Regency.To the south is the Lombok Basin and the Indian Ocean and to the east lies Elas Strait, a narrow body of water separating Lombok and the nearby small Gili Belang from Sumbawa which lies approximately 15 km to the east.