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Archipelago

    Indonesia

    10°45′S 123°04′E

    Rote Islands

    Part of Timor and Indonesia

    Major islands

    1
    • Rote Island

      Rote Island

      Area
      1,206 km²
      High point
      452 m

      Rote Island (Indonesian: Pulau Rote, also called Roti) is an island of Indonesia, part of the East Nusa Tenggara province of the Lesser Sunda Islands. According to legend, this island got its name accidentally when a lost Portuguese sailor arrived and asked a farmer where he was.

    Minor islands

    9

    Islets

    18
    • Nusa Pua41 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.02 km²
    • Nusa Hundiama18 m · 0.02 km²
    • Nusa Bolodoea10 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island6 m · 1 ha
    • Nusa Lafo0.8 ha
    • Nusa Manamalen5 m · 0.6 ha
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.6 ha
    • Patulilo Rock7 m · 0.6 ha
    • Piabiba Rock6 m · 0.5 ha
    • Indi Rock0.5 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    3
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m452 mRote118 mPulau Usu95 mPulau Helehanak52 mNdao49 mNdana41 mNusa Boti41 mNusa Pua30 mNusa Namuderat28 mPulau Nuse23 mNusa Faliti18 mNusa Hundiama10 mNusa Bolodoea7 mPatulilo Rock6 mPiabiba Rock
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11101001,00010,000Rote: 1,206 km²RotePulau Usu: 18.5 km²Pulau UsuNdana: 14.2 km²NdanaNdao: 8.9 km²NdaoPulau Nuse: 5.7 km²Pulau NuseNusa Boti: 0.32 km²Nusa BotiUnnamed island: 0.16 km²Unnamed islandNusa Namuderat: 0.16 km²Nusa NamuderatPulau Helehanak: 0.11 km²Pulau HelehanakNusa Faliti: 0.1 km²Nusa FalitiNusa Pua: 0.08 km²Nusa PuaUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandNusa Hundiama: 0.02 km²Nusa HundiamaNusa Bolodoea: 0.02 km²Nusa BolodoeaUnnamed island: 1 haUnnamed islandNusa Lafo: 0.8 haNusa LafoNusa Manamalen: 0.6 haNusa ManamalenUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandPatulilo Rock: 0.6 haPatulilo RockPiabiba Rock: 0.5 haPiabiba RockIndi Rock: 0.5 haIndi RockUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Rote Island1,206 km²
    Pulau Usu18.5 km²
    Ndana Island14.2 km²
    Ndao Island8.9 km²
    Pulau Nuse5.7 km²
    Nusa Boti0.32 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Nusa Namuderat0.16 km²
    Pulau Helehanak0.11 km²
    Nusa Faliti0.1 km²
    Nusa Pua0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Nusa Hundiama0.02 km²
    Nusa Bolodoea0.02 km²
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Nusa Lafo0.8 ha
    Nusa Manamalen0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Patulilo Rock0.6 ha
    Piabiba Rock0.5 ha
    Indi Rock0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata