Frontier islands of Indonesia

Larger archipelago of the world with nearly 18.000 islands, the Indonesia calculation officially 92 peripherals. 67 of them have a border with an adjoining country, from which 28 are inhabited. among these frontier islands, 12 are likely to be asserted by another nation:

Rondo, Kabupaten (department) of Sabang, province of Aceh: uninhabited if not by the guard of a headlight, located at the north of the island of Weh, frontier of the India, it orders one of the entries of the Détroit of Malacca.
Sekatung, kabupaten of Natuna, province of the islands Riau: uninhabited, surface 0,3 km ², frontier of the Vietnam, it is used like stopover by fishermen indonésiens and foreigners.
Nipa, town of Batam, Riau islands: uninhabited, surface 60 hectares, frontier of Singapore, it is consistuée to 80% from dead coral and sand 20% exploited in particular to be sold in Singapore.
Berhala, kabupaten of Serdang Bedagai, province of Sumatra of North: located in the strait of Malacca, frontier of the Malaysia, uninhabited, of a surface of 2,5 km ².
Marore, kabupaten of Sangihe, province of Sulawesi of North: frontier of the Filipino , a surface of 214,49 hectares.
Miangas, kabupaten of the islands Talaud, Sulawesi of North: frontier of Philippines, surface 3,15 km ², located at 145 Thousand S marine of the island indonésienne nearest, Nanusa, and with only 48 miles of Philippines, 678 inhabitants (2003) of language Talaud. The currency used is the Filipino Peso. The Dutchmen of the VOC (Company Dutchwoman of the Eastern Indies) had taken the control of this island in 1677. In 1891, Philippines had included Miangas in their territory but accepted the arbitration of the International court in favor of Indonesia.
Marampit, kabupaten of the Talaud islands, Sulawesi of North: frontier of Philippines, 1.436 inhabitants, surface 12 km ², frontier of the Pacific Ocean.
Batek, kabupaten of Kupang, province of Nusa Tenggara Eastern: frontier with the territorie of Oekusi of the Eastern Timor, surface approximately 25 hectares, place of laying of tortoises and way of passage of migrations of dolphins.
Dana, kabupaten of Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Eastern: located at the Roast south of the island of , frontier of the Australia, uninhabited.
Fani, kabupaten of Rajah Ampat, province of Papua: frontier of the Republic of Palau, inhabited, surface approximately 9 km ², located at 220 km and 35 hours of boat of the town of Sorong.
Fanildo, kabupaten of Biak Numfor, Papua: one of the islands Mapia, uninhabited, frontier of Palau, surface approximately 0,1 km ², located at 280 km of Biak Numfor.
Arm, kabupaten of Biak Numfor, Papua: another of the Mapia islands, uninhabited, frontier of Palau, surface approximately 3,375 km ², located at 280 km of Biak Numfor, approximately 50.000 inhabitants.

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