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Sagewin Island (a.k.a. Pulau Sagewin); (0°56′40.2″S 130°38′57.48″E) falls within the waters of the Indonesian province of West Papua. It is one of the many Raja Ampat Islands, and so further falls within the Raja Ampat Regency. It is close to Salawati Island, and in the Pitt Strait, which is also sometimes referred to as the Sagewin Strait or Selat Sagewin.
Map of Pulau Sagewin, Kaliam, Salawati Bar., Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
Sagewin Island is 7.3 kilometres in length, and has a mean elevation of 20 meters. It is sparsely inhabited.
The area of the Dampier Strait and Pitt Strait are a Marine Protected Area for cetaceans.
References
Sagewin Island Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA