page_title: List of beaches in Indonesia
section_title: West Nusa Tenggara
hierarchical_section_title: List of beaches in Indonesia / West Nusa Tenggara
caption_attribution_description: English: Gili Meno, Indonesia, Gili Meno's southeast coast, looking back towards Lombok Location: Lombok
context_page_description: Beaches in Indonesia are extensive, characterized by coral reefs, deposits from volcanoes, rich marine biodiversity, strong ocean currents, and associated with diverse cultural traditions. With around 17,500 islands, Indonesia has an intricate coastline of over 80,000 km, the fourth longest in the world.
  Indonesia is located in a region of abundant coral reefs known as the Coral Triangle as well as being the country with the most volcanoes in the world. Some beaches are derived from fluvial sands and gravels, others from cliff erosion. Coral reefs form white or yellow sanded beaches, while beach sediments derived from volcanic rocks are typically black or grey, such as those of northern Bali and southern Java. In the granitic zone of the Riau, Bangka and Belitung Islands, white quartz sands as well as granite boulders dominate. Sandy backshores are colonized by coastal vegetation, notably Ipomoea pes-caprae and Spinifex littoreus, then coconut and casuarina trees. Coastal dunes are poorly developed in the humid tropics, but on the southern shores of Java and Sumatra, prograded beaches are backed by dunes, some of which carry woodland vegetation.
context_section_description: The beaches of the islands in the West Nusa Tenggara is less promoted than the neighboring island of Bali. Being surrounded by coral reefs, the white sand beach of the islands are the most notable.
  The second largest island of West Nusa Tenggara, Lombok, as well as the closest island to Bali, is gaining more popularity for the western tourists who are looking for a remote island experience.
  The largest island of West Nusa Tenggara, the island of Sumbawa, is less promoted and less developed than Lombok, although some of the beaches have become a popular spot for surf culture.
  Beaches of Gili Islands.
  Beaches of Lombok
  Kuta Beach, named after a nearby village of Kuta. The beach is known for the traditional ritual of Bau Nyale, which is a marine worm hunting ritual, a prelude for the larger Pasola festival.
  Mawun Beach
  Senggigi Beach, one of the most popular beach of Lombok
  Beaches of Sumbawa:
  Hu'u Beach
  Lakey Beach
  Lawar Beach
  Sekongkang Beach
  Supersuck Beach
caption: Gili Meno Beach, Gili Islands, probably the most popular beach in Lombok
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