Sebatik Island
Native name: Pulau Sebatik | |
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Aerial view of the entrance to Cowie Bay. In the background Sebatik Island. In the foreground, next to the sea, Tawau Town. Taken from an aeroplane, heading west. | |
Map showing Sebatik Island and the Indonesia–Malaysia border that cuts across it. | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Celebes Sea |
| Coordinates | 4°10′02″N 117°47′02″E / 4.16722°N 117.78389°E |
| Archipelago | Malay Archipelago |
| Area | 452.2 km2 (174.6 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| State | Sabah |
| Division | Tawau |
| District | Tawau |
| Province | North Kalimantan |
| Regency | Nunukan |
| District | Central Sebatik, East Sebatik, North Sebatik, Sebatik, West Sebatik |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 25,000 (Malaysian side) 47,571 (Indonesian side) |
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Sebatik Island (Indonesian/Malay: Pulau Sebatik) is an island off the eastern coast of Borneo, split between Indonesia and Malaysia. It is one of the 92 officially listed outlying islands of Indonesia.