The Lombok Strait separates the islands of Bali and Lombok, and connects the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean. At its northernmost end, the Strait has a deep channel that is about 35kms (less than 22 miles) wide and is well-known for its strong currents and north-south 'through-flow', which can run at several knots and is very deep.
The boundary is known as the Wallacean Line, after Alfred Russell Wallace who first remarked upon the striking difference between animals of Indo-Malaysia and those of Australasia and how abrupt the boundary was between the two biomes. Garuda airlines reintroduced services between Bali and Lombok in 2009. Wings Abadi code share with LionMap: 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
Of course, there are many other cultural differences between Bali and Lombok, but these are some of the most noticeable ones. Winner - Bali. Bali or Lombok: Cost. Bali is more expensive than Lombok, with prices for basic necessities like food and transportation being almost 1.5 to 2x on Bali. Accommodation is also much more expensive on Bali
The waterways between islands are usually narrow, e.g. Bali Strait between Java and Bali is currently less than 3 kilometres wide, or Alas Strait between Lombok and Sumbawa
Since then the Wallace Line was drawn from the Lombok Straits northwards up the Makassar Straits — separating Kalimantan from Sulawesi — and on to the South China Sea, demarcating the Asian and the Australian ecozones. 24 hours a day, between Lombok and Padang Bai on Bali, the trip taking between 4-5 hours. Any volunteer "porters" who .