Timor Sea

An arm of the Indian Ocean between Timor and Australia.

Timor Sea

n (Placename) an arm of the Indian Ocean between Australia and Timor. Width: about 480 km (300 miles)

Ti′mor Sea′

n. an arm of the Indian Ocean, between Timor and NW Australia.

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Timor Sea - an arm of the eastern Indian Ocean between Timor and northern AustraliaIndian Ocean - the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south

Timor Sea

an arm of the Indian Ocean between Australia and Timor. Width: about 480 km (300 miles)

Timor Sea

an arm of the Indian Ocean, situated between Australia and the island of Timor. The Timor Sea has an area of 615,000 sq km. Depths over most of the sea’s area do not exceed 200 m; maximum depth, in the Timor Trough, is 3,310 m. Currents flow eastward in the winter and westward in the summer. Water temperature varies seasonally from 25°C to 29°C. The salinity is 34–35 parts per thousand. Tides are irregular and semidiurnal, with heights of 3–4 m. The port of Darwin, Australia, is located on the Timor Sea.

Timor Sea

Related to Timor Sea: Arafura Sea, Timor leste

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Words related to Timor Sea

noun an arm of the eastern Indian Ocean between Timor and northern Australia

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Indian Ocean

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