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rom tranquil, white, sandy beaches and tropical
rainforests to volcanoes and dusty, arid scrublands;
FNusa Tenggara is home to a range of geographical
topographies from the rich and fertile to the almost
inhospitable and barren. Underwater Nusa Tenggara

also offers a widespread of environments from raging
currents to tranquil bays and beautiful reefs to some
phenomenal muck and cave diving.

Nusa Tenggara is a chain of islands running from Lombok
in the west to Timor in the east, the chain is divided in
to two distinct geographical arcs with the northern arc
encompassing Lombok and the islands through Flores
along to Alor. The southern arc includes the islands of
Sumba through Roti to Timor. The diversity between the
two arcs is phenomenal; lush green, tropical jungle and
rich fertile soil in the north compared to dry, dusty and
barren islands in the south.

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