GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Lombok Strait
Lombok Strait separates Bali from Lombok in the Lesser Sunda Islands. It is one exit route for Indonesian Throughflow toward the Indian Ocean and an important alternative route for suitable ships.
Fast Facts
- Bali lies west and Lombok east.
- The Bali–Flores sea region lies north and Indian Ocean south.
- It is deeper than the shallowest parts of the Malacca route.
Connected lessons
- Lombok StraitMap, explanation and practice
- Southeast Asia: gateways and volcanic arcsGuided exploration
- Indonesian seas and inter-ocean exchangeGuided exploration
- Island shelves, straits and biological transitionsGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- Timor SeaRelated places
- Strait of MalaccaRelated places
- Sunda StraitRelated places
- Makassar StraitRelated places
- Flores SeaRelated places
- Ombai StraitRelated places
- Mount AgungRelated places
- Mount BaturRelated places
- Christmas IslandRelated places
- South China SeaRelated places