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Jaco
View over tropical dry forest to coastal strand vegetation on Jaco Island, Tutuala,
Lautem, Timor-Leste.jpg
View over tropical dry forest to coastal strand vegetation on Jaco Island
East Timor map 2.svg
Map of Timor showing Jaco off the eastern (right hand) end of the main island
Geography
Location Southeast Asia
Administration
East Timor
Jaco Island, sometimes spelt Jako, is an uninhabited island in East Timor, a
country occupying the eastern end of the island of Timor in the Lesser Sunda
Islands of Wallacea. It lies within Nino Konis Santana National Park.

Contents
1 Overview
2 History
3 Climate
4 Wildlife
5 See also
6 References
Overview

View from Jaco Island to the South East to Timor

Jaco lies just off the eastern end of the island of Timor, part of the Tutuala
subdistrict in Laut�m District, and is separated from the mainland in front of Valu
Beach by a 700-metre-wide (2,300-foot) channel navigable by small vessels. It is
low lying, with an area of 11 square kilometres (4.2 square miles) and a maximum
elevation of about 100 metres (330 feet). It is covered mainly by tropical dry
forest, fringed by strand vegetation and sandy beaches. There are some low cliffs
on the southern coast.

History
The limestone Island was made out of coral and is surrounded by limestone cliffs
and coral reefs. There was one lighthouse on the island built by Indonesia but in
2010 the 35-metre-high (115-foot) structure was removed. To the locals the island
is considered sacred due to the two seas meeting. As Banda Sea and Timor Sea meet
the island is technically not allowed to be visited but locals will happily take
you to the island for US$10 (three to five minutes each way)[1] on one of the
fishing boats.

Climate
The average annual temperature is roughly 27 �C (81 �F). On average the island
receives 1,436 millimetres (56.5 inches) of rain and the north and east coast of
the small island is somewhat drier.

Wildlife
The island supports populations of bar-necked cuckoo-doves, black cuckoo-doves,
pink-headed imperial pigeons, streak-breasted honeyeaters, fawn-breasted whistlers,
blue-cheeked flowerpeckers, flame-breasted sunbirds and Timor sparrows.[citation
needed]

The Javan rusa native deer can also be found on the island and unlike mainland deer
they have become accustomed to drinking salt water due to the lack of freshwater on
the island.

See also
Geography of East Timor
References
Jaco Island, VisitEastTimor.
Coordinates: 8�25'30?S 127�19'30?E

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