Nusa Tenggara also known as Lesser Sunda islands is a region in eastern Indonesia consisting of a number of islands located between Bali, Pa, New Guinea, Maluku and Australia. These island have a relatively more dry climate and mostly mountainous. The island in the north of Nusa Tenggara (Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Wetar and more) are of volcanic origin, while the islands in the southern part (Sumba, Timor, Babar and more) are not of volcanic origin and belong to the Australian plate. All these islands except for the eastern part of Timor which is an independent country, belong to Indonesia.
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205 photos of Flores, the second largest of the Lesser Sunda islands in the Indonesian Nusa Tenggara province
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85 photos of the Komodo national park in Indonesia's Nusa Tenggara province
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174 photos of West Timor, a province of east Indonesia
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185 photos of Sumba, a large island in east Indonesia known for its traditional villages and characteristic culture
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