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	Sunda Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sunda Islands are a group of islands in the western part of the Malay Archipelago.
		The territory of the islands is divided between the present-day countries of Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
		The Sundanese are an ethnic group in the western part of the island of Java.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sunda_Islands (87 words)

	Encyclopedia: Lesser Sunda Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Map of Flores Island Flores (Portuguese for flowers) is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, an island arc with an estimated area of 14,300 kmÂ² extending east from the Java island of Indonesia.
		Sangeang is an island in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.
		Sumbawa is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain with Lombok to the west and Flores to the east.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lesser-Sunda-Islands (525 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Lombok
		On the Lesser Sunda Islands, 68 languages are used, all from the Malayo-Polynesian or Trans-New Guinea families, except for one Malay-based creole,...
		Bali, island, southern Indonesia, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in the Indian Ocean.
		It is situated between the island of Java to the west, from...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Lombok.html (81 words)

	The Japanese occupation of Lesser Sunda Islands, 1942
		The Japanese occupation of Lesser Sunda Islands, 1942
		Bali Island was originally not a target in the Netherlands East Indies Campaign, but as the airfields on Borneo (Bandjermasin) were inoperative due to heavy rains and considering the fact that Bali Island didn't have that kind of rainfall, it was soon decided by the Imperial Japanese Army to occupy the island.
		Flores Island: 4 KNIL brigades at Larantuke and 4 KNIL brigades at Endeh
	www.geocities.com /dutcheastindies/lesser_sunda.html (1241 words)

	GeoAutumn99RegR
		The islands of the Lesser Sunda's are located to the east of Java and are influenced by the presence of the Australian continent.
		Timor, the island the furthest to the east of the Lesser Sunda Islands, is administratively confusing.
		The whole island of Timor is one of the driest islands in the archipelago therefore with a dry climate, Rocky Mountains and, poor soils.
	www.cyberport.uqam.ca /english/countries/Indonesi/GeoAutumn99RegR.htm (1049 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Bali
		It is situated between the island of Java to the west, from which it is separated by Bali Strait, and the island of Lombok to the east, from which it is separated by Lombok Strait.
		The principal cities are the northern port of Singaraja and Denpasar, the capital, near the southern coast.
		The highest point on the island is Gunung Agung (3,142 m/10,308 ft), a volcano that erupted in March 1963.
	au.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761565331/Bali.html (422 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Sunda Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Sunda Islands, one of the chief island groups of the Malay Archipelago, lying between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean and forming (except as...
		Indonesia, Republic of, island republic and largest nation of South East Asia, constituting most of the Malay Archipelago and including all of the...
		One of the Lesser Sunda Islands, it is located east of Bali across the Lombok Strait....
	au.encarta.msn.com /Sunda_Islands.html (90 words)

	Palu'e - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Palu'e Island is an island located north of Flores Island in the Flores Sea.
		Palu'e island is under the administrative region of Sikka regency of East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia.
		The island has an area of 41 km² and population of 10,000 people in eight mountain villages.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palu%27e (109 words)

	Lesser Sunda Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Nusa Tenggara, or Lesser Sunda Islands, are a group of islands in the middle-south part of the Malay Archipelago.
		Together with the Greater Sunda Islands to the west they make up the Sunda Islands.
		They are split into the Indonesian provinces of Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, and East Nusa Tenggara, and the independent state of East Timor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lesser_Sunda_Islands (108 words)

	Komodo Island \| About Komodo National Park
		Komodo National Park is located between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores in the Lesser Sunda Islands, at a distance of 200 nautical miles to the east of Bali.
		Komodo island is 35km long and 15km wide, and is mountainous on a north to south axis, with an average altitude of 500-600m.
		Most of the island is lontar palm savannah with remnates of rainforest and bamboo forest at higher elevations.
	www.komodo-gateway.org /park.html (483 words)

	Alor Islands -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The largest island is Alor (900 square miles [2,330 square km]), the two major mountains of which, Kolana (5,791 feet [1,765 metres]) and Muna (4,724 feet [1,440 metres]), are both old volcanoes.
		The largest island is Alor (900 square miles [2,330 square km]), the two major mountains of which, Kolana (5,791 feet [1,765 metres]) and Muna (4,724 feet [1,440 metres]),...
		The Marshall Islands' nearest neighbors are Wake Island to the north, Kiribati and Nauru to the south, and the Federated States of Micronesia to the west.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9005880?tocId=9005880 (789 words)

	Indonesia - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Indonesia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The wealth of the islands of Indonesia – the East Indies – was well known to Europeans from Greek and Roman times onwards, both by reputation and by such indirect trade as took place via the Middle East.
		Although Britain occupied the islands for a brief period during the Napoleonic Wars, in general it suited British purposes to have agreed spheres of influence in Southeast Asia, and the Netherlands posed little threat to British interests.
		Continued religious fighting in the Maluku islands in July 2000 led to the declaration of a state of emergency and the admission from the Indonesian military that some of its soldiers had taken part in the violence.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Indonesia (6323 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sunda Islands (Southeast Asia Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Sunda Islands[sun´du] Pronunciation Key, mainly in Indonesia, between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, comprising the western part of the Malay Archipelago.
		It includes two main groups: the Greater Sunda Islands, to which belong the largest islands of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi; and the Lesser Sundas, which lie E of Java and include Sumbawa, Flores, Timor, and Sumba (the largest islands).
		The Lesser Sundas, which were renamed Nusa Tenggara [southeastern islands] in 1954, form two provinces within Indonesia.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/SundaIsl.html (246 words)

	Sunda Islands on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Island of Sunda Strait, between Java and Sumatra.The active volcano Krakatau.
		Island of Sunda Strait, between Java and Sumatra.The active volcano Krakatau, since its 1992 eruption.
		Island of Sunda Strait, between Java and Sumatra.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/SundaI1sl.asp (537 words)

	East Timor information information East Timor information
		northwest of australia in the lesser sunda islands at the eastern end of the indonesian archipelago; note - east timor includes the eastern half of the island of timor.
		the oecussi (ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of timor.
		timor comes from the malay word for "east;" the island of timor is part of the malay archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the lesser sunda islands
	www.ip2stats.com /East_Timor_fact.html (891 words)

	Komodo Dragon - Komodo Island - The Lesser Sunda Islands - Komodo Cruises (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Komodo Dragon - Komodo Island - The Lesser Sunda Islands - Komodo Cruises
		In 1987, a Komodo Dragon killed a boy on the island of Rinca, on July 18, 1974 an old Swiss tourist Baron Rudolf Van Biberegg was killed by the komodo dragon.
		Beside the Komodo Dragons, the Lesser Sundas are blessed with white sand beaches, beautiful coral reefs and varied landscapes.
	www.tours-komodo.com (376 words)

	Portuguese in Indonesia the Moluccas and Lesser Sunda islands. Ternate,Tidore,Ambon,Banda,Solor,Ende,Timor.
		The Portuguese settlements in the Lesser Sunda islands and in the Moluccas (1500-1600).
		In the island of Ende Minor the friar built a fort (1595), and, within its walls, was built the church of São Domingos.
		This was the center of the Portuguese in the Lesser Sunda island up to 1662 when the headquarters were moved to Lifau (today Ocussi in Timor).
	www.colonialvoyage.com /ternate.html (1636 words)

	SUMBA - LoveToKnow Article on SUMBA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Some trade is carried on in cotton, ponies, edible birds nests, tortoiseshell, andc., mainly by Bugis and Arabs, the chief centre for which is Waingapu or Nangamessi on the north-east coast.
		Sumba is included in the Dutch residency of Timor, together with the lesser island Of Savu, to the east.
		From this last island the sea is enclosed by Tirnor, Sumba and the islands between them, and Flores and the chain of islands east of it is called the Savu Sea.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SU/SUMBA.htm (186 words)

	Lesser Sunda Discovery Package, Nusa Tenggara Islands, Indonesia
		After breakfast, start the exploration of the island by half an hour walk to Banunggulung to see the Komodo dragon, the largest monitor lizards in the world, in their natural habitat.
		The island is also home to the mound-building megapode bird, the sulfur-crested cockatoo, the noisy friar bird and tropical flora.
		Depart from Bali to Komodo Island and enjoy diving through the small islands in the Lesser Sunda.
	www.bali-travel-online.com /flores_island/14days_lesser_sunda.htm (896 words)

	Lesser Sunda or Nusa Tenggara Islands Package Tours
		The island 's attraction are the unique culture and arts which are similar to the Balinese, due to the population comprises of the Balinese inhabits, the Western part and the native SASAK who mainly Moslem.
		This Island is home to hundreds of different ethnic groups who speak scores of languages, and is a sort of transition point between the Malay and Papuan races.
		Timor Island is rocky, steep and mountainous; most of the land is covered by grasses and dry savanna.
	www.floressa-bali.com /tour-catalog/lesser-sunda.html (678 words)

	Sunda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The word Sunda refers to a kingdom and an ethnic group living in especially the west part of Java.
		Kingdom of Sunda: a kingdom existed in west part of Java (7th century - 16th century)
		Kidung Sunda: a literary work that recounts the story of the "Battle of Bubat" between Sundanese and Javanese
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sunda (141 words)

	Scubasnacks Maldives liveaboard diving holidays. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The wreck lies parallel to the reef on the sandy sea bed at a depth of 35 metres (115 feet), upright and with the bowsprit pointing north.
		The closest islands are Dhangethi to the north and Dhigurah to the south.
		The thila, which seems to have been cleft asunder by a blow from a giant axe, is some 70 metres (230 feet) in length, and rises to a depth of some 13 metres (43 feet) beneath the surface.
	www.scubasnacks.com /destinations/maldives/maldive_divesites.htm (1999 words)

	Doryxylon
		Malesia: disjunct in the Philippines (Luzon) and the Lesser Sunda Islands (Bali, Sumbawa, Flores).
		The material from the Lesser Sunda Islands is only in minor details different from the Philippine specimens.
		Lesser Sunda Islands: leaves seldom peltate, glands along leaf margin larger, and basally (due to absence of peltation) often grouped as in the genus
	www.nationaalherbarium.nl /euphorbs/specD/Doryxylon.htm (594 words)

	Scubasnacks Maldives liveaboard diving holidays.
		The Maldives compromise of 7000 low-lying coral islands in a 1200-mile chain Southeast of India.
		About 200 of the islands are inhabited (although visitors have very little interaction with the 175,000 predominantly-Muslim residents), and several are devoted entirely to small resorts that offer average to excellent tropical reef diving with big fish action if the resort has a knowledgeable staff that knows where and when to find it.
		The Maldives themselves fit the archetypal image of tropical desert islands, white sandy beaches backed by abundant palm and breadfruit trees, azure blue skies and lagoons filled with the crystal clear waters that this part of the Indian Ocean is famed for.
	www.scuba-diving-safaris.co.uk /destinations/maldives/maldives.htm (514 words)

	Protected Areas Programme - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The island of Padar and part of Rinca were first protected in 1938 when they were established as nature reserves (Auffenburg, 1981) and extended in 1965 when Komodo Island was gazetted under Ministerial Decree No. 66.
		To the east, Padar is a small, narrow island the topography of which rises steeply from the surrounding plains to between 200m and 300m.
		The topography of the southern part of the island is dominated by the 667m Doro Ora massif, while to the north the steep-sided peaks of Gunung Tumbah and Doro Raja rise to 187m and 351m, respectively.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wh/komodo.html (2290 words)

	Flores Sea - Flores (Portuguese For "flowers") Is One Of The Lesser Sunda Islands, An Island Arc With An Estimated Area ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Flores (Portuguese for "flowers") is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, an island arc with an estimated area Sumba and to the north, beyond the Flores Sea, is Sulawesi.
		The Flores Sea is north of the island and.
		Portion of the western South Pacific Ocean on the south by the Lesser Sunda Islands of Flores and Sumbawa.
	www.villaflores.info /news/flores-sea.html (468 words)

	History of the Lesser Sunda Islands
		This was when the island of Timor functioned as the source for the original stock of sandalwood trees established in India (or possibly China) and thereafter developed as an important commercial tree.
		The trees grow on some of the islands, mostly on Timor Island and previously in Sumba, and the quality is still judged superlative.
		After Indonesian independence, the area became part of the Provinces of the Lesser Sunda Islands, and changed its name to the Province of Nusa Tenggara with the capital in Singaraja, Bali.
	www.raijua.com /lesser_sunda.htm (833 words)

	Bali -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		Located in the Lesser Sunda Islands, off the eastern coast of Java, it constitutes, with minor adjacent islands, a province of Indonesia.
		The island is mountainous; its highest peak is Mount Agung (10,308 ft [3,142 m]).
		island and propinsi (“province”) in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the island of Java.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9356439 (749 words)

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