Moyo Island

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Moyo, Bahasa Indonesia: Pulau Moyo, is a 330 km ² large sparsely populated Indonesian island of Sumbawa Regency in the province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is the island of Sumbawa in front in the northwest and away from this 2.5 km away. The island is 31 km long and up to 16 km wide. The highest peak reaches 671 m. Moyo has about 6000 inhabitants.

The besieged by coral reef island is mostly National Park, which occupies two-thirds of the area. In her wild boars, monitor lizards, 21 species of bats, large herds of native deer, including barking deer, crab -eating macaques, sea turtles and many species of birds.

The coastline measures 88 km. 21 small villages are located mainly in the north of the island. In the center savannah predominates, in some beach areas there are forests. From many parts of the island offers a view to the highest mountain of Sumbawa, the 2821 m high volcano Tambora.

Transport

From Tanjun Pasir, which is situated at the southern tip of the island capital, is a ferry to Sumbawa Besar.