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Flores Sea

Coordinates:7°02′S120°08′E / 7.04°S 120.14°E /-7.04; 120.14
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Indonesian sea between Celebes and the Sunda Islands of Flores and Sumbawa
Flores Sea
Laut Flores (Indonesian)
Location of the Flores Sea within Southeast Asia
Flores Sea is located in Indonesia
Flores Sea
Flores Sea
Coordinates7°02′S120°08′E / 7.04°S 120.14°E /-7.04; 120.14
TypeSea
Basin countriesIndonesia
Surface area121,000 km2 (47,000 sq mi)

TheFlores Sea is a body of water bounded on the north by theIndonesian island ofSulawesi and on the south bythe Sunda Islands ofFlores andSumbawa.[1] It covers an area of 121,000 square kilometres (47,000 sq mi).[2]

Geography

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Flores Sea

The seas that border the Flores Sea are theBali Sea (to the west),the Java Sea (to the northwest), and theBanda Sea (to the east and northeast).

TheIndian Ocean andthe Savu Sea lie to the south but are separated from the Flores Sea by various islands.

Islands that border this sea are theLesser Sunda Islands andCelebes (Sulawesi).

Extent

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The sea is 5,140 metres (16,860 feet) deep.[1] TheInternational Hydrographic Organization (IHO) defines the Flores Sea as one of the waters of theEast Indian Archipelago. The IHO defines its limits as follows:[3]

On the North. The South coast ofCelebes [Sulawesi] from the West point of Laikang Bay (5°37′S119°30′E / 5.617°S 119.500°E /-5.617; 119.500) to Tanjong Lassa (120°28'E).

On the East. The Western limit of theBanda Sea betweenFlores and Celebes [a line fromFlores' Northern point (8°04′S122°52′E / 8.067°S 122.867°E /-8.067; 122.867) to Kalaotoa Island (7°24′S121°52′E / 7.400°S 121.867°E /-7.400; 121.867) and through the chain of islands lying between it and the South point ofPulo Salayar, through this island and across the Strait to Tanjong Lassa, Celebes (5°37′S120°28′E / 5.617°S 120.467°E /-5.617; 120.467)].

On the South. The North coasts of Flores,Komodo, Banta, and a line to Tanjong Naroe the Northeast point ofSoembawa, thence along its North coast to Tanjong Sarokaja (8°22′S117°10′E / 8.367°S 117.167°E /-8.367; 117.167).

On the West. A line from Tg Sarokaja to the Western Paternoster island (7°26′S117°08′E / 7.433°S 117.133°E /-7.433; 117.133) thence to the Northeastern Postiljon Island (6°33′S118°49′E / 6.550°S 118.817°E /-6.550; 118.817) and to the West point of Laikang Bay, Celebes.

References

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  1. ^ab"Islands of Flores sea". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved2019-05-06.
  2. ^I. A. Shiklomanov; John C. Rodda (2003).World Water Resources at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century.Cambridge University Press.ISBN 978-0521617222. Retrieved13 August 2025.
  3. ^"Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition"(PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 7 December 2017. Retrieved28 December 2020.

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