Lombok

(lõm bõk,) a considerable island of the Sunda group, Malay Archipelago, divided from Bali by the Straits of Lombok; bet. S. Lat. 8° 12′-9° 1', and E. Lon. 115° 44′-116° 40'; area, 1,400 sq. m. It is populous, well cultivated, and abounds in rice. [s. 553]