Editing List of islands of Indonesia (section)

== History ==
The exact number of islands composing Indonesia varies among definitions and sources. According to the Law No 9/1996 on Maritime Territory of Indonesia, of 17,508 officially listed islands within the territory of the [[Indonesia|Republic of Indonesia]].<ref>{{cite act |type=Law |index=9 |date=1996 |article=Explanatory notes of Law 9/1996  |legislature=People's Representative Council |title=Undang-undang RI Nomor 9 Tahun 1996 tentang Perairan Indonesia |trans-title=Law No 9/1996 on Maritime Territory of Indonesia |page= |url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Home/Details/46096/uu-no-6-tahun-1996 |language=id}}</ref> According to a geospatial survey conducted between 2007 and 2010 by the [[Badan Informasi Geospasial|National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping]] (Bakorsurtanal), Indonesia has 13,466 islands.<ref name="NG-Indonesia-Island">{{cite news | title = Hanya ada 13.466 Pulau di Indonesia | date = 8 February 2012 | work = National Geographic Indonesia | url = http://nationalgeographic.co.id/berita/2012/02/hanya-ada-13466-pulau-di-indonesia | language = id | access-date = 11 April 2016 | archive-date = 28 December 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171228035556/http://nationalgeographic.co.id/berita/2012/02/hanya-ada-13466-pulau-di-indonesia | url-status = dead }}</ref> However, according to earlier survey in 2002 by [[National Institute of Aeronautics and Space]] (LAPAN), the Indonesian archipelago has 18,307 islands,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.antaranews.com/news/108862/indonesia-to-register-14752-officially-named-islands-with-un|title=Indonesia to register 14,752 officially named islands with UN|work=Antara News|date=10 January 2017|access-date=19 October 2021|editor-first=Heru|editor-last=Purwanto}}</ref> and according to the CIA ''World Factbook'', there are 17,508 islands.<ref name=CIA>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/indonesia/ CIA World Factbook]</ref> The discrepancy of the numbers of Indonesian islands is due to the earlier surveys including "[[tide|tidal]] islands"; sandy [[cay]]s and rocky [[reef]]s that appear during low tide and are submerged during high tide. As of 2023, 17,024 island have been named by [[Geospatial Information Agency]] and published in Indonesian [[Gazetteer]].<ref name="Jumlah Pulau di indonesia">{{Cite news|url= https://www.cnnindonesia.com/teknologi/20230619171810-199-963898/jumlah-pulau-resmi-di-ri-capai-17024-masih-ada-yang-tanpa-identitas/amp|title= Jumlah Pulau Resmi di RI Capai 17.024, Masih Ada yang Tanpa Identitas|date=2023-11-20|website=cnnindonesia.com|language=id|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>

[[File:Indonesian archipelagic baselines.jpg|thumb|300px|Modern ''Wawasan Nusantara'' the Indonesian archipelagic baselines pursuant to article 47, paragraph 9, of the [[United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea|UNCLOS]]]]