Saleh Bay (Indonesian: ''Teluk Saleh'') is the largest bay in the island of
Sumbawa
Sumbawa is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast. Along with Lombok, it forms the province of West Nusa Tenggara, but th ...
, Indonesia, roughly on the north central part. It is semi enclosed by
Moyo Island
Moyo (older spelling Mojo) is an island in Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara province. It is off the north coast of Sumbawa Island, and has an area of 349 km2.
Moyo Island is located in Sumbawa Regency within the Nusa Tenggara province, just ...
and the peninsula of
Tambora,
Sanggar Peninsula. 3 larger islands in the bay are Liang Island, Ngali Island, and Rakit Island. 3 of the 4 regencies of
Sumbawa
Sumbawa is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast. Along with Lombok, it forms the province of West Nusa Tenggara, but th ...
border the bay.
Further reading
* Egon T. Degens and Beate Buch (1989) ''Sedimentological events in Saleh Bay, off Mount Tambora'' Netherlands Journal of Sea Research (December 1989), 24 (4), pg. 399-404
Bays of Indonesia
Landforms of Sumbawa
Landforms of West Nusa Tenggara
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