ISLAND Santonda

ISLAND Santonda is the island which is located on the west mountain Tambora and is part of the kabupaten Dompu. To Satonda to the island, using a group of fishing boats chart the coast of Tanjung Beriak Village Nangamiro. Viewed from afar, this island as well as bunker to face many enemy attacks and does not look unique. The only way to this island, we will see the dolphin as a loving man chase each pursuing.
The island is guarded by Satonda R Pujadi since 1986 this time Bima regency dominated government and to still be in control of the government Dompu District at this time. In addition Pujadi also assisted her son Toto Suharto (32). The island has a size of 3 x 2 square kilometers and the lake that formed kaldera measuring 2 x 2 kilimeter square is surrounded by hills with a height of 300 meters from the surface lalut (dpl) to the east and 450 dpl in the west. Trees also grow on average is not too big on his life have been well-years.
Satonda island that has a water that has been go, the water is not salty as sea water is in spite of mid-ocean. This is according to the results of research scientists, as between the lake and the sea does not have the holes in it.
According to the book Mount Api research NTB Ahli Geologi Indonesia Association of NTB organized by Heryadi Mujitahid and October 2003, Satonda is an island with a volcano. However, volcanoes erupt dipulau Satonda this on 4 thousand years ago. Due to the explosion caused a curvature of eight letters. Curvature and then filled by rain water. Because of the explosion is quite terrible eruption of Mount Tambora on 6 April 1815 set, make larfa containing sulfur in the lake satonda incoming tsunami and sea water and spew it into the lake.
Fish that live in this lake there is no large, the average size of fish is teri. He can not expand as much as other fish that live in fresh water or salt water (sea-red). ''This is the result of research and a variety of experts who have done research and have been diving,''said Pujadi.