Although the distance between Bali and Lombok is only 35 kilometres, the Lombok Strait is so deep that it has been filled by water for millions of years. A parrot Lombok is east of Wallace's Line, in the region known as Wallacea, consisting of islands which were not connected to either ice age continent.
•Wallace Line — the imaginary line separating the Oriental and Australian biotas — extends between Bali and Lombok and between Borneo/Philippines and Sulawesi •Several other lines have been proposed in the region based on particular groups of animals or plants. • Main issue with most lines is what do with Sulawesi (Celebes) The visited Bali and Lombok in 1858 (W ALLACE 1908, p. 187). It is not our It is not our intention to review the very extensiv e literature about the Wallace-Line. Map: University Of Tasmania 7005. Australia's best defence against an outbreak of avian influenza is an invisible line passing through the Indonesian archipelago between Bali and Lombok that birds From Bali, you can catch a ferry to Lombok from Padang Bai, Sanur, Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Penida and Serangan. It takes about two hours to get from Padang Bai and the Nusa Islands to Lombok and four to five hours from Sanur. Prices vary depending on the location but expect to pay around 15 to 40 $ per person.The Wallace Line, named after the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace who explored the islands between 1854 and 1862 runs between Bali and Lombok, extending north through the Makassar Strait between Kalimantan and Sulawesi.On the western side of this line the animals are predominately of Asian origin (tigers, rhinoceros etc.).2YH7TQ.
