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Indonesia is a country of land and water. Indonesia is comprised of more than 13,600 islands and the seas that link them. It is told that Bali was once a part of Java. 10,000 years ago, earthquakes drifted a part of Java to the east, and it is now known as Bali, the island of the Gods.

Bali is located on the East of Java, and on the West of Lombok. Bali has volcanoes, mountain caves, white and black sanded beaches, and unique tropical vegetation. The natives of the island, do not call it Bali, they call it the Great Island, Nusa Dua.

Bali is located at 8,30° latitude, and 115° longitude. The south coast borders the Indian Ocean; the North coast borders the Bali Sea. It is separated from Java to the west by the Bali Strait (Selat Bali), an arm of the sea which is at tis narrowest point only 3 km, and from its smaller eastern neighbour, the island of Lombok, by the 40 km wide Lombok Strait (Selat Lombok).

	Amlapura	Denpasar	Gianyar	Gilimanuk	Klungkung	Kuta	Negara	Sanur	Singaraja	Tabanan
Amlapura	---	78	51	206	38	---	173	81	137	99
Denpasar	78	---	27	128	40	9	95	7	78	21
Gianyar	51	27	---	---	13	36	122	30	92	48
Gilimanuk	---	128	---	---	168	137	33	135	85	107
Klungkung	13	40	13	168	---	49	135	43	98	61
Kuta	36	9	36	137	49	---	104	16	---	28
Negara	173	95	122	33	135	104	---	102	121	74
Sanur	81	7	30	135	43	16	102	---	---	28
Singaraja	137	78	92	85	98	---	121	---	---	92
Tabanan	48	21	48	107	61	30	74	28	92	---

Although the island is pretty small, consider long trip time due to the bad road conditions and the high traffic. The average car speed is only 30 km/h.