Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
438km²
Area
97km
Coastline
174m
Highest point
15,000
People
30°C
Warmest sea
May
1,237km
To the mainland
When to go to Sebatik Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in May (30 °C) and coolest in February (28 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan Province, Indonesia
Sebatik Island is an island in Indonesia. It belongs to Malay Archipelago. It covers 438 km², with 97 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 174 m. About 15,000 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,237 km away.
Getting there
- Tawau Airport (TWU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 42 km in a straight lineCar hire at BKI airport (Kota Kinabalu)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesNunukan - Tawau Ferry, Sebatik - Nunukan, Sei Jepun - Binalawan
- 1,237 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Maybest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Sebatik Island.
- 1beachesPantai Batu Lamampu
- 1lighthouses
- 5ferry terminalsPelabuhan Feri Liang Bunyu, Dermaga Penyeberangan Binalawan, Pelabuhan Kelas III Sungai Nyamuk and 2 more
- 4hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 1restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Sebatik Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Sebatik Island, each with its own numbers.
4mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
11m
Constance Peak
according to Peakyas
4 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Constance Peak11m
- Cornelis Peak
- Antoinette Peak
- Deli
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 50 m above the sea. 96 % of it is below 200 m.
- 68 %0–50 m
- 29 %50–200 m
- 4 %200–500 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Wallace Bay2,987 people
- Sungai Nyamukno census figure
- Binalawanno census figure
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Rain (mm) | 225 | 156 | 227 | 222 | 250 | 219 | 230 | 230 | 198 | 234 | 244 | 280 |
| Wet days | 24 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Sun h/day | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 |
| 2021 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 |
| 2023 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.0 |
| 2024 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.0 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q737814) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
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