Nusa Tenggara

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.