Pantar

Pantar (Indonesian: Pulau Pantar; Indonesian pronunciation:) is the second largest island in the IndonesianAlor Archipelago, after Alor. To the east is the island of Alor and other small islands in the archipelago; to the west is the Alor Strait, which separates it from the Solor Archipelago. To the south is the Ombai Strait, and 72 kilometres (45 mi) away, the island of Timor. To the north is the Banda Sea. Pantar is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-to-south, and varies from 11 to 29 kilometres (6.8 to 18.0 mi) in east–west width. It has a land area of 771.98 square kilometres (298.06 sq mi). The main towns on the island are Baranusa (which sits on a small peninsula in the middle of the north coast, projecting into ) and Kabir (a small port on the east coast facing Alor Island). Administratively, the island is part of the Alor Regency within East Nusa Tenggara Province.