TheSavu Sea (or theSawu Sea) (Indonesian:Laut Sawu,Portuguese:Mar de Savu,Tetum:Tasi Savu) is a small sea withinIndonesia named for the island ofSavu (Sawu) on its southern boundary. It is bounded by Savu andRaijua to the south, the islands ofRote andTimor (split betweenEast Timor andIndonesia) to the east,Flores and theAlor archipelago to the north/northwest, and the island ofSumba to the west/northwest. Between these islands, it flows into theIndian Ocean to the south and west, theFlores Sea to the north, and theBanda Sea to the northeast.
The Savu Sea spans about 360 km (220 mi) from west to east, and 290 km (180 mi) from north to south. Its area is about 105,000 km2 (41,000 sq mi).[1] It reaches about 3,500 m (11,500 ft) in depth. The largest city on the sea isKupang, the capital ofEast Nusa Tenggaraprovince on the island ofTimor, with about 450,000 inhabitants.
On the South. By a line from the Southwest point of Timor to the Northeast point ofRoti, through this island to its Southwest point, thence a line to Poeloe Dana (10°49′S121°17′E / 10.817°S 121.283°E /-10.817; 121.283) and to Tanjong Ngoendjoe, the Southern extreme ofSoemba and through this island to Tanjong Karosso, its Western point.
The Terumbu Karang Sehat Indonesia programme implemented byKonservasi Indonesia includes activities in the Savu Sea marine-national-park zoning area off East Sumba.[3]
