Batek Island

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
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]

References

GMN TV: Xanana aprezenta progresu negosiasaun fronteira marítima no terrestre ba PN, 21 January 2022.
"Country profile: Indonesia". www.acpp.org. June 2007. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011.
"Fatu Sinai Island". Oecusse.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008.
"Batek island belongs to Indonesia, E Timor FM says", Antara, 18 août 2004.

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[GMN2022-01-21-1] GMN TV: Xanana aprezenta progresu negosiasaun fronteira marítima no terrestre ba PN, 21 January 2022.

[2] "Country profile: Indonesia". www.acpp.org. June 2007. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011.

[3] "Fatu Sinai Island". Oecusse.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008.

[4] "Batek island belongs to Indonesia, E Timor FM says", Antara, 18 août 2004.