Lesser Sunda Islands
group of islands in the southern Indonesian Archipelago
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Summary
Lesser Sunda Islands is an archipelago[1]. It draws 2,852 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #41 of 341).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Indonesia[3], Timor-Leste[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Indian Ocean[5]
- Part of: Malayo-Indonesian Archipelago[6], Sunda Islands[7]
- Commons category: Lesser Sunda Islands[8]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[9]
- Highest point: Rinjani[10]
- Coordinate location: -10.163611111111111, 123.59027777777777[11]
- Located in/on physical feature: Sunda Islands[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lesser Sunda Islands[13]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16]
- Native label: Nusa Tenggara[17]
- Elevation above sea level: 3726[18]
- Area: 87,000[19]
- Has list: list of islands of Lesser Sunda Islands[20]
- Name: Islas menores de la Sonda[21], Kichik Zond orollari[22], Kis-Szunda-szigetek[23], Kleine Soenda[24], Kleine Sunda[25], Klein Sunda[26], Lesser Sunda[27], Litje Sunda-Ailounde[28], Litlu-Sundaeyjar[29], Mala Sundska ostrva[30], Malgrandaj Sundaj Insuloj[31], Mali sundski otoci[32], Nusa Tenggara[33], Piccole Isole della Sonda[34]
- Language used: Larantuka Malay[35], Sasak[36], Mamboru[37], Hawu[38], Dhao[39], Ngadha[40], Wanukaka[41], Lamboya[42], Palu'e[43], Uab Meto[44], Mingar[45], Abui[46], Bima[47], Blagar[48]
Why It Matters
Lesser Sunda Islands has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]