Kasikili

Kasikili Island, or Sedudu Island 17°49′S 25°8′E / 17.817°S 25.133°E / -17.817; 25.133Coordinates: 17°49′S 25°8′E / 17.817°S 25.133°E / -17.817; 25.133, is an island in the Chobe River on the border between Namibia and Botswana, near the Botswana town of Kasane. It was the subject of a territorial dispute between these countries, resolved by a 1999 decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which ruled in favour of Botswana. Kasikili is the Namibian name, Sedudu the Botswana name for the island. The island is approximately 5 km² in area. It has no permanent residents; for several months each year, beginning around March, the island is submerged by floods.