The
Wetar Strait separates the eastern part of the island of
Timor from the island of
Wetar. It thus lies between the nations of
Indonesia to the north and
East Timor to the south. To the west is
Atauro, and beyond it the
Ombai Strait; while to the east is the southern part of the
Banda Sea and the southernmost of the
Maluku Islands. At its narrowest point, the strait is 36 km across.