Location in Raja Ampat Islands Location in Southwest Papua | |
Geography | |
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Location | Pitt Strait |
Coordinates | 0°56′40.2″S 130°38′57.48″E / 0.944500°S 130.6493000°E |
Archipelago | Raja Ampat Islands |
Administration | |
Province | Southwest Papua |
Regency | Raja Ampat |
District | West Salawati |
Sagewin, or Sagawin, is a small uninhabited island in the Raja Ampat Archipelago of eastern Indonesia. It lies off the north-western tip of the larger island of Salawati and is surrounded by the waters of the Pitt Strait (also known as Sagewin Strait), which separates Salawati from the island of Batanta. The island of Sagewin is 7.3 kilometres in length, and has a mean elevation of 20 meters.
The area of the Dampier Strait and Pitt Strait are a Marine Protected Area for cetaceans.[1]