Lesser Sunda Islands

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The Lesser Sunda Islands are a chain of islands in southeastern Indonesia, east of Java and Bali, known for their diverse cultures, active volcanoes, and rich marine biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
geographical region
borderedBy Banda Sea
Flores Sea
Indian Ocean
containsAdministrativeRegion Bali
surface form: Bali Province

East Nusa Tenggara
West Nusa Tenggara
country Indonesia
eastOf Bali
Java
economicActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism
geologicalSetting Sunda Arc
convergent plate boundary
hasFeature active volcanoes
coral reefs
monsoon climate
tropical savanna climate
hasPart Adonara Island
surface form: Adonara

Alor archipelago
surface form: Alor Archipelago

Bali
Flores
Komodo
Lembata
Lombok
Pantar
Rote Island
Savunese Islands
Solor
Sumba
Sumbawa
Timor
highestPoint Mount Rinjani
highestPointElevation 3726 metres
knownFor Komodo dragon
surface form: Komodo dragons

diverse cultures
endemic species
rich marine biodiversity
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Trans–New Guinea languages
surface form: Papuan languages
locatedIn Maritime Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
majorCity Denpasar
Kupang
Mataram
northOf Timor Sea
ocean Indian Ocean
partOf Malay Archipelago
surface form: Insular Southeast Asia

Malay Archipelago
Sunda Islands
protectedArea Komodo National Park
religion Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
sea Banda Sea
Flores Sea
southOf Flores Sea
subregionOf Nusa Tenggara
timeZone WIT
WITA
westOf Timor Sea

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Pura Island locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Pantar Island locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Manatuto District locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Ternate Island (Alor) locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Wersing locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Ngada cultural area locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Ebulobo volcano locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
subject surface form: Ebulobo
Ngada highlands locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Ambeno locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Kangge Island locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Alor Island locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Melonguane locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Benteng locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Tahuna locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Natarbora Administrative Post locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Solor Archipelago locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Lewoleba locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Ile Ape locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Ililabalekan locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Lamarela locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Lamalera locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Lamalerans locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Menjangan Island locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Atuh Beach locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Blue Lagoon locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
subject surface form: Blue Lagoon (Nusa Ceningan)
Moyo Island locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Lewotolo locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands