TheTimor Trough is an oceanictrough that is a continuation of theSunda Trench (Java Trench) that marks the boundary between theIndo-Australian plate and theTimor plate. It is separated from the Sunda Trench by a sag nearSumba Island at theScott Plateau and theNorth Australian Basin, and on the other end becomes the Tanimbar Trough southeast of theTanimbar Islands, continuing on to the Aru Trough east of theKai Islands near theBird's Head Peninsula onNew Guinea.[1] Lining the north of the trough are numerous islands, of whichTimor is the largest. Further west are theWeber Basin and theBanda Trench. Oil andnatural gas have been found in theBonaparte Basin south of the trough[1] and the region is geologically active with numerous earthquakes.
9°00′00″S127°00′00″E / 9.0000°S 127.0000°E /-9.0000; 127.0000
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