Batek Island
Batek Island is a small uninhabited island located in the Savu Sea, northwest of the island of Timor, 9.3 km (5.8 mi) off the East Timorese municipality of Oecusse. The sovereignty of the island had been disputed between Indonesia and East Timor.[1][2]
| Native name: Pulau Batek Fatu Sinai | |
|---|---|
  Batek Island Location in Timor | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Savu Sea |
| Coordinates | 9°15′24″S 123°59′35″E |
| Area | 0.135 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
| Length | 500 km (310 mi) |
| Width | 320 km (199 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province |  East Nusa Tenggara |
It is 530 meters long and 420 meters wide, for an area of 13.5 hectares. Its highest point is fifty meters above sea level.
At the time of the independence of East Timor in 2002, this country claimed the island because it faced the East Timorese enclave of Oecusse. In 2004, Indonesian Colonel Moesanip said that this claim was abandoned when the East Timorese Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Ramos-Horta, recognized Indonesian sovereignty over the island.[3]
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110111141959/http://www.acpp.org/uappeals/cprofile/indonesia.html
- Oecusse.com: Fatu Sinai Island (ingles)
- "Batek island belongs to Indonesia, E Timor FM says", Antara, 18 août 2004.
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