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The name Flores is of Portuguese origin, meaning "Flowers". Flores is located east of Sumbawa and the Komodo Islands, and west of the Solor Islands and the Alor Archipelago. To the southeast is Timor. To the south, across the Sumba Strait, is Sumba Island, and to the north, beyond the Flores Sea, is Sulawesi.
There are numerous diving sites in the islands close to Labuan Bajo - but in some places currents can be dangerously strong and much carefulness is required - notably at Batu Bolong site (whose name means "hole in the rock", in the Linta Strait), also called "Current City" for that reason [10] [11] To the north are Sabolon kecil, Sabolon besar and Seraya kecil; to the west are Sebayur (outside ...
Sikka is a regency within East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on the island of Flores. [2] It is bordered to the west by Ende Regency and to the east by East Flores Regency. It covers an area of 1,675.36 km 2 and had a population of 300,301 at the 2010 census [3] and 321,953 at the 2020 Census; [4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was ...
Lewotobi is a twin volcano located in the southeastern part of the island of Flores, Indonesia. It has two peaks; the Lewotobi Laki-laki (Male Lewotobi) and Lewotobi Perempuan (Female Lewotobi) stratovolcanoes. The more active Lewotobi Laki-laki is about 2.1 km (1.3 mi) northwest of the taller Lewotobi Perempuan.
Ende is the seat capital of the Ende Regency, East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia.Ende is located on the southern coast of Flores Island. The town had a population of 87,269 residents at the 2020 census, divided administratively between four districts (kecamatan) of the regency – Ende Selatan, Ende Timur, Ende Tengah, and Ende Utara. [2]
Liang Bua is a limestone cave on the island of Flores, Indonesia, slightly north of the town of Ruteng in Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara.The cave demonstrated archaeological and paleontological potential in the 1950s and 1960s as described by the Dutch missionary and archaeologist Theodor L. Verhoeven.
Bajawa is a town of Flores, Indonesia, and the capital of the Ngada Regency.Ngada Regency is part of East Nusa Tenggara province and located to the east of Ruteng.. Bajawa features natural hot springs which are used for bathing [2] and volcanic scenery [3] due to the proximity of the Inierie volcano some 10 km to the south. [4]
Larantuka (Dutch: Larantoeka, Portuguese: Larantuca) is a kecamatan and the seat of East Flores Regency, on the eastern end of Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Like much of the region, Larantuka has a strong colonial Portuguese influence.