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	Een proefschrift in wording over de milieugeschiedenis van het eiland Sumbawa, Indonesië
		En dat vind ik misschien wel het moeilijkste te aanvaarden van mijn promotieonderzoek: dat ik niet kan terugvallen op eigen antropologisch veldwerk en dat ik steeds weer moet vertrouwen op de interpretaties en inzichten van anderen.
		Tweemaal bracht ik het eiland een bezoek: in 1994 en 1996.
		Voor de mensen op Sumbawa is de bloei van deze bloem een teken dat het regenseizoen er bijna aankomt.
	www.iisg.nl /collections/akademiebibliotheek/papers/proefschrift_in_wording.php (3075 words)

	Sumbawa
		The highest mountain in Sumbawa is Mount Tambora at 2,850 meters.
		The two ethnicities most common in Sumbawa are the Samawa in Sumbawa Besar and the Bimanese of Bima and Dompu.
		Lebok Taliwang : By Lake Taliwang, 111 km west of Sumbawa Besar.
	www.indo.com /Indonesia/West_Nusa_Tenggara/sumbawa.html (525 words)

	Sumbawa Besar Tourism
		Sumbawa is a large island to the east of Bali and Lombok.
		The effects of Hindu and Buddhist cultures are minimal in Sumbawa (although there is a Balinese presence along the northern coastal area), and although the island is predominantly Muslim, the role of traditional culture is still very strong.
		It is also possible to fly into Sumbawa Besar city on the western side of the island, and Bima on the eastern side of the island.
	www.indonesia-tourism.com /west-nusa-tenggara/sumbawa_besar.html (666 words)

	Sumbawa: The dividing between Asia and the Pacific - Travel Tips,
		Sumbawa is the island to the east of Lombok.
		Sumbawa is split in 2, as far a population.
		Sumbawa throws up another dimension, a people in the east, the Biman’s, an earthy bunch, who were never Hindu, but are now Muslim, with close connections to pagan traditions, and ethnic connections pointing in another direction.
	www.baliblog.com /travel-tips/sumbawa-the-dividing-between-asia-and-the-pacific.html (687 words)

	SUMBAWA TOURS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sumbawa Island is the biggest island of the Province of West Nusa Tenggara and is located east of Lombok and west of the Komodos and Flores.
		Sumbawa Island comprises of 4 regencies: West Sumbawa (capital: Taliwang), Sumbawa (capital: Sumbawa Besar), Dompu (capital: Dompu) and Bima (capital: Bima).
		Most visitors to Sumbawa race straight to Bima to catch the boats to Komodo and therefore this area has been completely ignored by tourism with the result that the area is a real paradise for outback adventure.
	www.creativetoursasia.com.au /page5.html (566 words)

	Sumbawa - LoveToKnow 1911
		SUMBAWA (Dutch Soembawa), one of the Little Sunda islands in the Dutch East Indies, east of Lombok, from which it is separated by the narrow Alas Strait.
		Politically Sumbawa, with its four independent states, belongs to the confederated states of the government of Celebes and its dependencies, a situation to be explained by the fact of the old supremacy of the Macassaresi over Sumbawa, Flores and Sumba.
		The residence of the sultan is Sumbawa on the north coast.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sumbawa (553 words)

	Sumbawa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sumbawa is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast.
		Sumbawa is 15,448 km² (three times the size of Lombok) with a population of around one and a half million.
		This division of the island into two parts remains today; Sumbawa Besar and Bima are the two largest towns on the island, and are the centers of distinct cultural groups that share the island.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sumbawa (435 words)

	indonesiaphoto.com - Sumbawa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sumbawa was like Sumba under control of the Majapahit kingdom in the 14th century.
		This ended with the Balinese invasion and occupation of west Sumbawa, this was however not in the interest of the Dutch, who drove the Balinese forces away.
		Sumbawa in the wet season is mainly green and beautiful, with many villages scattered around the island.
	www.indonesiaphoto.com /content/view/143/40 (673 words)

	sumbawa
		Sumbawa is a large island to the east of Bali and Lombok.
		Sumbawa is known to some tourists for its great waves and sandy white beaches.
		The pace of life on Sumbawa is definitely slower than that in Bali.
	www.cyberbali.com /sumbawa.htm (1392 words)

	Sumbawa - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Sumbawa, island, southern Indonesia, in the Sunda Islands of the Malay Archipelago, near Flores and Sumba islands.
		Tambora, dormant volcano in south central Indonesia, on the northern arm of the island of Sumbawa, which lies in the middle of the Malay...
		Komodo Island National Park, national park in south central Indonesia, occupying most of the island of Komodo, which lies in the Malay Archipelago,...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Sumbawa.html (73 words)

	TROPIC ISLANDS EXPEDITION, Lombok Tour,Lombok Island, Rinjani Trekking,Rinjani Trek,Komodo Diving,Komodo Safari,Komodo ...
		The name Sumbawa, which is the name of the island for those who don't live there, is only used for the western part of the island by the population itself.
		Sumbawa is three times the size of Lombok, while the number of people living there is far less, about one third of that of Lombok.The island is rough and mountainous and isn't blessed with a fertile area like on Lombok.
		The Tua Samawa (Orang Sumbawa) in the west and Dou Mbojo (Orang Bima) in the east are the two main ethnical groups on Sumbawa.
	www.lombokmarine.com /tropic.php?id=sumbawa (1828 words)

	Sumbawa: Another Kind Of Paradise ~ by Bruce E. Pohlmann
		Sumbawa is known in the surfing world as one the great surf spots with good surfing year round.
		Unlike islands to the west of Sumbawa, the effects of Hindu and Buddhist cultures are minimal in Sumbawa, and although the island is predominantly Muslim, the role of adat (traditional culture and law) is still very strong.
		Because of the geography of Sumbawa, it is basically two islands: the western side of the island dominated by Sumbawa and the eastern side centered around Bima.
	www.escapeartist.com /efam/72/Sumbawa_Indonesia.html (2646 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sumbawa, Indonesia (Indonesian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Sumbawa or Soembawa[both: sOOmbA´wA] Pronunciation Key, island (1990 pop.
		Bima, with an excellent harbor, is the port for Raba, the chief town.
		Sumbawa is mountainous, rising to 9,168 ft (2,794 m); there are many volcanic peaks, most notably Tambora, whose 1815 eruption was one of the most violent of modern times.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Sumbawa.html (190 words)

	Sumbawa travel guide - Wikitravel
		Sumbawa, along with Lombok, is part of West Nusa Tenggara.
		Sumbawa is known to some tourists for its great waves and sandy white beaches.
		Sumbawa Besar, the capital, is on the western side of the island.
	wikitravel.org /en/Sumbawa (509 words)

	Southern Arc Minerals Inc. - Sumbawa Project - Tue Mar 27, 2007
		Southern Arc's Taliwang project is located on the island of Sumbawa, which is located immediately to the east of Lombok Island in the central part of Indonesia's tectonically active, east-west trending Sunda-Banda magmatic arc.
		The geology of Sumbawa is characterized by an island arc-type volcano-sedimentary succession of Late Oligocene to Quaternary age.
		The southern parts of Sumbawa Island are overlain by Late Oligocene to Middle Miocene, calc-alkaline to weakly alkaline andesitic volcanic and interbedded volcaniclastic rocks, associated intermediate intrusions and shallow marine sedimentary rocks and limestones (Garwin, 2002).
	www.southernarcminerals.com /s/Sumbawa.asp (16242 words)

	Surfing in Sumbawa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The two main surfing areas are West Sumbawa and the Lakey area.
		West Sumbawa is mostly made up of hollow lefts that are best accessed by boat charter.
		We operate 2 surf charter boats in this region, Moggy, a 46ft catamaran for private groups of 2-6 passengers, and Queen of the Seas, a 125ft luxury vessel for groups of 6-12 passengers.
	www.wavehunters.com /sumbawa/sumbawa.asp (406 words)

	Sumbawa - Promoting Bali
		East of Lombok, the scorched, mountainous island of Sumbawa is often perceived as an inconvenient but necessary bridge between Lombok and Komodo, but it does hold some fine west-coast beaches, as well as spectacular coral just offshore at Pulau Moyo.
		Sumbawa is a strictly Muslim enclave and both male and female travellers should dress conservatively.
		Ferries to and from Lombok (90min) dock at POTO TANO, at the extreme western end of Sumbawa; buses meet all incoming ferries and run south from the harbour to Taliwang (1hr; Rp2000), and north to Alas (45min; Rp2000), Sumbawa Besar (2hr; Rp3000) and sometimes all the way to Bima (9hr; Rp10,000).
	www.promotingbali.com /beyond-bali/sumbawa (310 words)

	froginmythroat (FIMT) » Blog Archive » Sumbawa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sumbawa – an Indonesian island east of Lombok, which is east of Bali.
		Sumbawa Besar, one of the main towns on Sumbawa, is a place you would call ‘nice’.
		Sumbawa Besar has a fine selection of quaint and cosy home-stays, none of which I stayed in.
	froginmythroat.no-ip.com /wp/2005/11/sumbawa (1012 words)

	Sumbawa island
		Sumbawa is an island where najestic forests cover rugged mountain ranges.It is home to the world's fiercest volcano and to still untouched traditionalcultures.
		The eastern capital of Bima is Sumbawa's chief port and the centerof a devout Islamic region.
		The legendary reputation of the Komodo dragons, coupled with dangerouscurrents and deep waters around the island, have kept the population andvisitors to aminimum.
	www.angelfire.com /id/hilberon/sumbawa.html (568 words)

	Earth from Space - Image Information
		The eastern end of Sumbawa Island (top center), Sangeang Island (small, oval-shaped in the upper right) and Komodo Island (irregular-shaped coastline in the bottom right) are the most prominent.
		Sumbawa Island has many volcanic peaks, including the dormant Gunung Daria located to the right midway between the center and upper center of the image.
		To the north-northeast of Sumbawa near the upper right portion of the image is the 8-mile (13 km) wide Sangeang Island and one of the more active stratovolcano’s in Indonesia, Api.
	earth.jsc.nasa.gov /sseop/efs/printinfo.pl?PHOTO=STS069-721-91 (374 words)

	Tour Sumbawa 2002
		Instead of sawahs (ricefields), farmland and forests, the islands were now covered by red, ochre and yellow-golden alang alang grass, with only a few trees and lontar palms growing along the ridge of the hillcrests.
		The road from Alas to Sumbawa Besar is less than 100km with only 2-3 villages and a couple of lonely farm houses in between.
		Sumbawa Besar is the capital of the Western half of the island and the largest town in Sumbawa.
	agrisoft-systems.de /kawasaki/tour_1_9__Flores02.htm (1658 words)

	Tales of Asia - Indonesia
		Sumbawa 4, but if it is there it is pretty well hidden.
		Sumbawa 4 on the same side of the road as the hotels both did good Indonesian staples, were clean, well lit and had friendly staff.
		The trip across Lombok is especially fast (in comparison to all the road trips up to this point) due to the excellent state of the roads.
	www.talesofasia.com /indonesia-sumbawa.htm (850 words)

	Indonesia » Sumbawa
		Sumbawa Island lies between Lombok to the west and Komodo Island to the east, and is therefore dived as part of the Bali liveaboard cruises that run to and from Komodo.
		The rugged, sprawling land mass of Sumbawa, with its many jutting and twisted peninsulas, forms plenty of protected bays for its islands dotted along the north coast, such as Moyo, Sangeang, Tanjung Batuputih and Satonda.
		Located 45 km north east of Bima in east Sumbawa, Sangeang is a quite spectacular small and active volcanic island.
	www.symbiosis-travel.com /diveweb/divebydest/destination/Indonesia/divelocation/Sumbawa (683 words)

	Sumbawa: Another Kind Of Paradise Part II ~ by Bruce E. Pohlmann
		As tourism hasn’t developed here yet, locals lack an economic interest in their interactions with foreigners, and the resulting relations are generally ones of mutual curiosity.
		This unspoiled space is an interlude of the primitive in the developing composition of modernity being written on southwest Sumbawa.
		This corner of Sumbawa is home to migrants from a variety of islands drawn here in the search for employment with the mine.
	www.escapeartist.com /efam/74/Sumbawa_Indonesia_Part_Two.html (2812 words)

	Sumbawa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Sumbawa originates on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia and is identical to the Sumba pony.
		The Sumbawa ponies have a resemblance to the ancient Mongolian horse breed and are believed to be derived from them.
		The local sport that the Sumbawa is ridden in is were two riders ride in opposition to each other throwing lances.
	www.terrific-horses.com /breeds/sumbawa.asp (210 words)

	Sumbawa travel guide
		Sumbawa is the vastest Goverment Regency in the West Nusa Tenggara Province.
		Its divided into three administrative districts or regencies that correspond roughly to the former sulatnates, Bima in the east, Sumbawa in the west and Dompu in the middle.
		And it's area is becoming larger as the inhabitans extend the island as the population increases.
	www.world66.com /asia/southeastasia/indonesia/sumbawa (279 words)

	Sumbawa Besar
		Sumbawa Besar: For such a small town, they had a ridiculous number of bemos, with someone shouting, “Hello, where you going?” every 30 seconds.
		Sumbawa is a pretty unexciting city—the only attraction is the wooden palace of the former sultanate and the climate is hot and dry.
		The bemo heading back to Sumbawa Besar was full, so Todd and I rode up on the roof, next to big sacks of fish oozing fish oil, while holding tightly to the roof rack for the bone-jarring ride back.
	www.integrity.com /homes/chrismorton/MDM/indon_5.htm (868 words)

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