Batek Island

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Batek Island

Native name: Pulau Batek Fatu Sinai
Batek Island Location in Timor
Geography
Location	Savu Sea
Coordinates	9°15′24″S 123°59′35″E / 9.25667°S 123.99306°E / -9.25667; 123.99306Coordinates: 9°15′24″S 123°59′35″E / 9.25667°S 123.99306°E / -9.25667; 123.99306
Area	0.135 sq mi (0.35 km2)
Length	500 m (1600 ft)
Width	320 m (1050 ft)
Highest elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Administration
Indonesia
Province	East Nusa Tenggara

Batek Island or Fatu Sinai 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 is disputed between Indonesia and East Timor.^[1][2][3]

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.

East Timor is claiming the island, using a map of 1914 as reference. 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.^[4] However, East Timorese chief negotiator Xanana Gusmão indicated in 2022 that negotiations were continuing.^[1]

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