Sagewin

Sagewin
Sagewin is located in Raja Ampat Islands
Sagewin
Sagewin
Location in Raja Ampat Islands
Sagewin is located in Southwest Papua
Sagewin
Sagewin
Location in Southwest Papua
Geography
LocationPitt Strait
Coordinates0°56′40.2″S 130°38′57.48″E / 0.944500°S 130.6493000°E / -0.944500; 130.6493000
ArchipelagoRaja Ampat Islands
Administration
ProvinceSouthwest Papua
RegencyRaja Ampat
DistrictWest 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.

Location of Sagewin between Salawati to the south-east and Batanta to the north.

The area of the Dampier Strait and Pitt Strait are a Marine Protected Area for cetaceans.[1]

  1. ^ Hoyt (2013), p. 309.