Lighthouses of Indonesia: Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands)

Indonesia has been independent since 1945, after having been the Dutch East Indies for more than 350 years. It is a huge country, stretching along both sides of the Equator for more than 46 degrees of longitude (roughly 5100 km or 3200 miles). Comprised of some 17,000 islands (more than 6000 inhabited islands), it has hundreds of major aids to navigation.

The arc of the Sunda Islands begins in the west with the major islands of Sumatra and Java, and continues eastward through a chain of smaller islands known in English as the Lesser Sunda Islands and in Indonesian as the Nusa Tenggara ("Southeastern Islands"). From west to east, the major islands in the group are Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, and Timor.

The Indonesian word for a lighthouse is mercusuar or (in two words) mercu suar. The phrase menara suar, which includes the Arabic word menara, is sometimes used instead. Tanjung and ujung are words for capes, gili or pulau is an island, selat is a strait, karang is a reef, and teluk is a harbor.

Aids to navigation in Indonesia are operated and maintained by the Indonesian Directorate of Marine Navigation (Indomarinav).

ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volumes F and K of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112.
Tanjung Pakijongan Light
Tanjung Pakijongan Light, Sumbawa
photo copyright Rob Hurvitz; used by permission

General Sources
KITLV Beeldbank
Historic photos from the collection of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies.
Bali Lighthouses
Note: Bali is a roughly triangular island with the apex of the triangle pointed south. At its northwestern corner, the island is barely separated from Java by the Bali Strait. On the east, Bali is separated from Lombok by the Lombok Strait. The Bukit Peninsula, at the southern apex of Bali, is connected to the rest of the island by a very narrow isthmus. Bali's best known tourist facilities are on the Bukit Peninsula.
Tanjung Mebulu
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 80 m (262 ft); white flash every 5 s. Skeletal tower with gallery, height unknown, painted white. A distant view is available (click on the photo for a better view), and there's also a second view (click on "Original"). Both views are from the nearby Uluwatu Temple. Located atop a cliff at the western end of the Bukit Peninsula. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1291.6; NGA 25522.
Bukit Badung
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 220 m (722 ft); three white flashes every 20 s. No description or photo available, but a Google satellite view of the station suggests this is a substantial tower. Located atop a very steep bluff at the southern end of the Bukit Peninsula. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-118; Admiralty K1291.4; NGA 25520.
* Benoa Harbor
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 31 m (102 ft); white flash every 5 s. Approx. 27 m (89 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery. Made Yudistira has posted a good photo. Benoa is a port and popular tourist destination at the northeast corner of the Bukit peninsula near the southern tip of Bali. Located near the tip of the narrow peninsula (Tanjung Benoa) on which the city is built. Site apparently open, tower closed. ARLHS IDO-110; Admiralty K1291; NGA 25524.
Tanjung Serangan
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); white flash every 5 s. 12 m (39 ft) square tower mounted on a platform. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef off Sanur Beach, about 5 km (3 mi) northeast of Benoa Harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1290; NGA 25528.
Nusa Penida
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 208 m (682 ft); three white flashes every 21.5 s. 20 m (66 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. A 2008 photo is available, Bjorn Grotting also has a photo (bottom of the page), and Google has a satellite view. Nusa Penida is an inhabited island at the southern entrance to the Lombok Strait, which separates Bali and Lombok. There is ferry transportation to the island, but we don't know if the lighthouse is accessible. Located on the southern tip of the island. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-174; Admiralty K1294; NGA 25548.
Nusa Lembongan (Tanjung Taal)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 27 m (89 ft); three white flashes every 15 s. 15 m (49 ft) skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available. Nusa Lembongan is a small island off the northwestern corner of Nusa Penida. The island is popular with tourists, especially scuba divers. Located on heights near the northwestern corner of the island. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-173; Admiralty K1292; NGA 25546.
Benoa Harbor Light
Reflected image of Benoa Harbor Light, April 2006
Creative Commons photo by Riza Nugraha
Tanjung Sari
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 38 m (125 ft); white flash every 5 s. Skeletal tower, height unknown, painted white. No photo available, but a Google satellite view almost certainly shows this station. Located on a promontory sheltering a small harbor on the southeast coast of Bali, near Padang. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1287; NGA 25532.
Gili Tepekong
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 65 m (213 ft); white flash every 6 s. Tower, height unknown, painted white. The lighthouse is barely visible in a distant view of the island, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a small island in the Lombok Strait about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) offshore in the entrance to Padang Bay. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1286; NGA 25538.
Gili Selang
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 70 m (230 ft); two white flashes every 20 s. 20 m (66 ft) iron skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available, but a Google satellite view almost certainly shows this station. Gili Selang is the small island just offshore in the satellite view, but the light station is on the adjoining mainland. (It may once have been on the island, but if so there is no visible trace of the former location.) Located at the northeastern corner of Bali, marking the northern entrance to the Lombok Strait. This area is mountainous and remote. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-131; Admiralty K1285; NGA 25540.
* Buleleng (2)
Date unknown (station established 1880). Active; focal plane 25 m (82 ft); white flash every 3 s. 20 m (66 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. Steen O'Larsen has a photo, and Hadi Perbawa has a more distant view. Located east of the Buleleng River entrance in Singajara, the principal city on the north coast of Bali. Site probably open, tower closed. ARLHS IDO-120; Admiralty K1284; NGA 25542.
* Celukanbawang Harbor
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 32 m (105 ft); white flash every 5 s. Approx. 30 m (98 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. No photo available, but Google has a good satellite view. Located at the base of the pier at Celukanbawang on the western part of Bali's north coast. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1283.7; NGA 25545.
Tanjung Pengambengan
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 43 m (141 ft); white flash every 5 s. 33 m (108 ft) iron skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available. Located on a promontory facing the Bali Strait on the southwest coast of the island, about 5 km (3 mi) southwest of Negara. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-045; Admiralty K1282; NGA 23804.

Lombok Lighthouse
Note: Lombok is a roughly circular island, with a tail extending to the southwest. On the west it is separated from Bali by the Lombok Strait, and on the east it is separated from Sumbawa by the narrow Alas Strait.
Tanjung Agaragar
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); white flash every 5.5 s. Square tapered skeletal tower, painted white. Height unknown, but a Google satellite view reveals a tall tower. No photo available. Located near the northernmost point of Lombok. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1294.5; NGA 25551.
* Trawangan (Trewangan, Gili Trawangan)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 43 m (141 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 40 m (131 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Marco Mazzei's photo is at right, Alex Kolm has a good photo, and another fine photo is available. This lighthouse and the Gili Selang Light on Bali (see above) frame the northern entrance to the Lombok Strait. Located on a small island off the northwestern coast of Lombok. Accessible only by boat, but transportation is available and there are tourist facilities on the island. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1295; NGA 25554.
* Ampenan (2)
Date unknown (station established 1897). Active; focal plane 32 m (105 ft); three white flashes, separated by 9 s, every 45 s. 30 m (98 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. No photo available. The original light, also a skeletal tower, had a focal plane of only 12.5 m (41 ft). Located at Ampenan, a port on the west coast of Lombok. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS IDO-099; Admiralty K1296; NGA 25552.
Tanjung Ringgit
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 10 m (361 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 40 m (131 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. A distant view is available. Located on a promontory at the southeastern tip of Lombok, marking the southern entrance to the Alas Strait. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-326; Admiralty K1300; NGA 25572.
Gili Petagan
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white flash every 3 s. 15 m (49 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, mounted on a square platform. Lighthouse painted white. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse warns vessels away from a group of reefs and islets off the northeastern coast of Lombok. Located a short distance southeast of the Petagan reef, the largest of the reefs, about 13 km (8 mi) northeast of the port of Lombok. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1301; NGA 25576.

Trawangan Light, August 2008
Creative Commons photo by Marco Mazzei

Sumbawa Lighthouses
Note: Sumbawa is about 240 km (150 mi) long and very mountainous in terrain and irregular in shape. It is separated from Lombok to the west by the Alas Strait. On the east, the Sape Strait separates Sumbawa from the smaller island of Komodo (famous for its giant lizards) and the much larger island of Flores.
Tanjung Maloh
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 126 m (413 ft); white flash every 7 s. Pyramidal skeletal tower, probably at least 25 m (82 ft) tall. Lighthouse painted white. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. Located on a high promontory near the southwestern tip of Sumbawa, marking the southern entrance to the Alas Strait. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1299.56; NGA 25572.7.
Tanjung Tano
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); green flash every 3 s. 13 m (43 ft) round tower rising from a square 1-story equipment room. Tower painted green, equipment room white. A photo and a second photo are available, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on a sharp promontory on the northwestern coast of Sumbawa. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1306; NGA 25574.4.
Pulau Ular
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 49 m (161 ft); two quick white flashes every 5 s. Approx. 13 m (43 ft) round masonry tower, painted with black, white and red horizontal bands. A photo is available. Located on a small island off the northwestern coast of Sumbawa, marking the northern entrance to the Alas Strait. Site and tower closed. ARLHS IDO-358; Admiralty K1305; NGA 25574.
Gosong Sakunci
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white flash every 4 s. 15 m (49 ft) "beacon," according to NGA. No photo available. Located on a reef about 65 km (40 mi) north of Utan. Accessible only by boat. Admiralty K1303; NGA 25580.
Pulau Medang
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 48 m (157 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 29 m (95 ft) skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available. Pulau Medang is an island off the north coast of Lombok, about 40 km (25 mi) north of the port of Sumbawa Besar. Located on the north coast of the island. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-222; Admiralty K1304; NGA 25584.
Tanjung Pakijongan
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); white flash every 6 s. Approx. 32 m (105 ft) octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Entire lighthouse painted white. Robert Hurvitz took the photo at the top of this page. Located at the northernmost point of Sumbawa and at the foot of Mount Tambora, a giant and dangerous volcano that exploded in 1815 in the largest volcanic eruption of modern history. Accessible only by boat, most likely. Site and tower closed. ARLHS IDO-361; Admiralty K1308.4; NGA 25602.
Tanjung Batubesar
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 26 m (85 ft); white flash every 10 s. "White lighthouse," according to the Admiralty, height unknown. No photo available. Located on a promontory on the northeast coast of Sumbawa, about 50 km (30 mi) northwest of Raba. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1308.5; NGA 25606.
Pulau Sangeang (Sangeang Api) (2?)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; white flash every 10 s. Octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. A photo and a second view are available, and Google has a good satellite view. NGA lists this light as a "white beacon" with a focal plane of 21 m (69 ft). From the photos, it's clear that the focal plane of the present lighthouse is much higher and the tower itself is at least 25 m (82 ft) tall. Pulau Sangeang is a circular volcanic island about 15 km (9 mi) in diameter and about 10 km (6 mi) off the northeastern tip of Sumbawa. Located on the northern tip of the island. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1310.7; NGA 25613.
Tanjung Naru
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 44 m (144 ft); two white flashes every 15 s. 40 m (131 ft) skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Several keeper's houses and other station buildings. No photo available, but Google has a good satellite view. Located on the northeastern tip of Sumbawa. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1310.8; NGA 25614.
Toronaganuri
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 60 m (197 ft); green flash every 3 s. Square skeletal tower with gallery, height unknown, probably painted white. No photo available, but Google has a good satellite view. This lighthouse guides vessels into Bajo, Sumbawa's principal port on the Sape Strait at the eastern end of the island. Located on a promontory about 5 km (3 mi) north of Bajo. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1311; NGA 25616.
Pulau Kelapa Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 149 m (489 ft); white flash every 11 s. 20 m (66 ft) skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available. Pulau Kelapa is an island in the Sape Strait off the southwestern tip of Sumbawa; the range guides vessels southbound through the strait. Located near the highest point of the island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1312.1; NGA 25624.

Sumba Lighthouses
Note: Sumba is a rugged island about 240 km (150 mi) long, lying southeast of Sumbawa and southwest of Flores. The Sumba Strait separates Sumba from Flores.
Tanjung Sasar
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 85 m (279 ft); three white flashes every 22 s. NGA does not describe this light, and Google's satellite view of the station does not reveal the form of the tower. No photo available. Located at the northern tip of the island. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1318; NGA 25653.
Tanjung Umdu
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 42 m (138 ft); three white flashes every 20 s. NGA does not describe this light. Apparently it is not on the mainland of Sumba, but in the reef complex off the eastern tip of the island; if so, it is likely to be a skeletal tower about 40 m (131 ft) in height. No photo available. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1317; NGA 25653.5.

Flores Lighthouses
Note: Flores is a long and narrow island, about 360 km (225 mi) long. Komodo and Sumbawa lie to the west across the Sape Strait. To the east, the Lesser Sunda chain continues with a loose group of smaller islands including Lomblen, Pantar, and Alor.
Pulau Sabolan Kecil
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 28 m (92 ft); white flash every 1.5 s. "White beacon," according to NGA. The site, on a very small island, would seem to require a tower at least 20 m (66 ft) in height. No photo available. Located on an islet about 15 km (9 mi) northwest of Labuhanbajo, the principal port at the west end of Flores. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1329; NGA 25628.5.
Toro Besi
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); white flash every 3 s. "White beacon," according to NGA. No photo available, but a substantial lighthouse would be expected at this location. Located on the northernmost point of Flores, about 10 km (6 mi) northwest of Reo. Site status unknown. NGA 25629.
Tanjung Karterbileh
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 127 m (417 ft); white flash every 3 s. "White beacon," according to NGA. No photo available, but Google's satellite view reveals a substantial white tower. Located on a very prominent cape in northeastern Flores, about 5 km (3 mi) northwest of Waka. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1332; NGA 25631.
* Maumere (Teluk Maumere)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 110 m (361 ft); three white flashes every 20 s. 41 m (135 ft) skeletal tower, painted white. Maumere, in northeastern Flores, is the largest town on the island. The location of this lighthouse within the town is unknown. Site probably open, tower closed. ARLHS IDO-338; Admiralty K1335; NGA 25639.3.
* Ende
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 43 m (141 ft); white flash every 3 s. Approx. 38 m (125 ft) skeletal tower with gallery. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. Ende is a town of about 60,000 residents facing the Savu Sea on the southeastern coast of Flores. Located at the main, T-shaped quay on the Ende waterfront. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1337; NGA 25632.

Lomblen Lighthouses
Note: Lomblen lies just to the east of Flores, from which it is separated by the very narrow Flores Strait.
Tanjung Atadei
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 90 m (295 ft); white flash every 7 s. 30 m (98 ft) skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available. Located on a promontory on the southeast coast of Lomblen. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1342.8.
Kawula
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 52 m (171 ft); white flash every 4 s. "White beacon," according to NGA. No photo available. Located on a promontory on the north coast of Lomblen near Lebewala. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1343; NGA 25651.
Pulau Lapan
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 34 m (111 ft); two white flashes every 15 s. 30 m (98 ft) "white beacon," according to NGA. No photo available. Located on an island in the northern entrance to the strait between Lomblen and Pantar. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1343.5; NGA 25651.5.

Alor Lighthouses
Note: Alor is located north of Timor Leste, from which it is separated by the Ombai Strait.
Tanjung Margeta
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 55 m (180 ft); white flash every 7.5 s. Approx. 37 m (121 ft) square tapered skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. No photo available, but Google has a good satellite view. Located on the southwestern point of Alor. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-360; Admiralty K1346; NGA 25714.
Tanjung Koyiek
2004. Active; focal plane 80 m (262 ft); two white flashes every 16 s. 30 m (98 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. No photo available, but Google has a good satellite view. Located on a promontory on the central south coast of Alor. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1346.5.
Tanjung Laisumbu
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 60 m (97 ft); two white flashes every 28 s. Tall skeletal tower with lantern and gallery. Keeper's house and other station buildings. No photo available, but Google has a good satellite view. This lighthouse guides vessels through the Ombai Strait separating Alor from Timor Leste. Located at the southeastern tip of Alor. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1347; NGA 25710.
Tanjung Manomani
2004. Active; focal plane 80 m (262 ft); white flash every 4.5 s. 30 m (98 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. No photo available, but Google has a good satellite view. Located on a promontory on the central south coast of Alor. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1347.3.

Sawu (Savu) Lighthouses
Sawu (Savu) is an island at the northern edge of the Timor Sea, halfway between Sumba and Timor. The island has a population of about 30,000 and has become a popular destination for adventure tourism.
Seba
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 43 m (141 ft); white flash every 6 s. Square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. No photo available. Located on the northern side of the island near Kota Boddo. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-359; Admiralty K1352; NGA 25676.
Tanjung Liegeta
2004. Active; focal plane 115 m (377 ft); white flash every 7 s. 40 m (131 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. No photo available. Located on a promontory on the east coast of Sawu. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1352.5.

Roti (Rote) Lighthouses
Note: Roti (Rote) is Indonesia's southernmost major island. Located off the southwestern tip of Timor, the island is about 80 km (50 mi) long and has a population of about 100,000.
Pulau Dana (Pulau Ndana)
2004. Active; focal plane 40 m (131 ft); white flash every 6 s. 30 m (98 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. Located off the southern tip of Roti, the uninhabited Pulau Dana is Indonesia's southernmost island. Located on the south side of the island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1356.8.
Pulau Dao Besar
2004. Active; focal plane 108 m (354 ft); white flash every 10 s. 40 m (131 ft) skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available. Located off the southern tip of Roti, the uninhabited Pulau Dana is Indonesia's southernmost island. Located on on an island off the western end of Roti. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1356.2.
Pulau Roti (Pulau Rote)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 14 m (46 ft) iron skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available. Located near the port of Namodale on the north side of the island. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-243; Admiralty K1356; NGA 25680.
 
 

West Timor Lighthouses (see also Timor Leste)
Note: Timor is located at the southeastern edge of the Lesser Sunda Islands. Unlike the others, it is oriented northeast-southwest. Historically, the eastern 60% of the island was the Portuguese colony of East Timor, with the rest of the island being included in the Dutch East Indies. Indonesian forces occupied East Timor in 1975, when the Portuguese withdrew, but this led to an extended struggle ending in 2002 with the independence of East Timor as Timor Leste.
Tanjung Kurong
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 127 m (417 ft); white light, 12 s on, 12 s off, 3 s on, 3 s off. 16 m (52 ft) iron skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Several keeper's houses and other station buildings. No photo available, but Google has a good satellite view. This light serves as a landfall light for Kupang, the capital of west Timor. Located on heights at the nortern end of Pulau Semau, about 13 km (8 mi) west northwest of Kupang. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-304; Admiralty K1360; NGA 25684.
* Tenau
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 98 m (322 ft); white flash every 3 s. Square pyramidal skeletal tower, height unknown. No photo available, but Google has a good satellite view. Tenau is the modern port for Kupang; it faces the narrow strait between Timor and Semau about 6 km (3.5 mi) southwest of the city. Located on the heights above the town. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1365; NGA 25700.
* Kupang (Koepang, Fort Concordia) (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 25 m (82 ft); white flash every 5 s. 13 m (43 ft) skeletal tower, painted white. A photo is at right, but the slender tower is only a tiny spot in a Google satellite view. KITLV has a photo and a postcard view of the original Dutch lighthouse, which had a focal plane height of 19 m (62 ft). Located near historic Fort Concordia in Kupang, near the southwestern tip of Timor. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS IDO-140; Admiralty K1362; NGA 25688.

Kupang Light, July 2004
Wikipedia public domain photo
* Tanjung Gumuk
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 45 m (148 ft); white flash every 4.5 s. 40 m (131 ft) square tapered skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. No photo available, but Google has a good satellite view. Located on a promontory facing the Savu Sea about 80 km (50 mi) north of Kupang. Accessible by road. Site status unknown, probably open. Admiralty K1365.69.
Pulau Batek (Fatu Sinai) (2?)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 100 m (328 ft); white flash every 6 s. Square skeletal tower, height unknown, painted white. Keeper's quarters and other station buildings. A distant view is available, and Google has a good satellite view. Another view of the island shows what might be an earlier lighthouse. Indonesia and Timor Leste have an ongoing dispute over ownership of this island, which lies near the border between West Timor and the Timor Leste enclave of Oecussi. Indonesian forces occupied the island in 2004. The island is called Fatu Sinai in Timor Leste. Located in the Savu Sea about 10 km (6 mi) offshore from the northernmost point of West Timor. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown, probably closed (Indonesian military post). Admiralty K1365.6.
* Wini
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); white flash every 4 s. 10 m (33 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. No photo available, but Google has a good satellite view. Wini is a town on the north coast of Timor a short distance east of the Timor Leste enclave of Oecussi. Located near the piers in Wini. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1365.75.
Tanjung Batu Putih
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); white flash every 3.5 s. 16 m (52 ft) skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available. Located on a promontory facing the Ombai Strait about 20 km (12.5 mi) west of Atapupu. Admiralty K1365.8.

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