Bali is part of the Lesser Sunda Islands, 153 km long and 112 km wide (95 by 69 miles), and 3.2 km east of Java. It lies about 8 degrees south of the equator. Its surface is 5,633 km². The highest point of the island is Mount Agung, 3,142 m high (10,308 feet), an active volcano that last erupted in March 1963. Mountains range from the central to the eastern side of the island with Mount Agung being the easternmost peak. Mount Batur, or what remains of it, is also still active. About 30,000 years ago Mount Batur experienced a massive catastrophic eruption — one of the largest known volcanic events on Earth.

Bali Island is the land of 10,000 temples, is one of thousands of island constituting the Indonesia Archipelago that has long been renowned as an eminent tourist destination in the world. Many names have been given to Bali island, like “the last paradise an earth”, “morning of the world”, and still so many others.