Babar

The Babar Islands lie in the southern Banda Sea, between the islands east of Timor and the Tanimbar group. Babar is accompanied by smaller islands including Dai, Wetang and Masela, each separated by open water. Their tropical forests belong to a region where the seasons bring a marked change between rain and dry weather. The islanders' settlements look out across channels that link this scattered group to the wider chain of islands in southeastern Indonesia.