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OAS seaname Detail for Timor Sea
| seanames_id: | 113 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Timor Sea |
| Sea code: | 48I |
| Definition: | The limits of the Timor Sea, situated between Timor Island and the northwestern coast of Australia, and lying between the Indian Ocean and the Banda and Arafura Seas, are the following: On the North: The southern coast of Roti Island, from Cape Boa (10 Degrees 56 Minutes 30 Seconds S - 122 Degrees 51 Minutes E) northeastward to Cape Pukuatu (10 Degrees 25 Minutes 50 Seconds S - 123 Degrees 22 Minutes 20 Seconds E), the northern extremity of this island; thence a line joining Cape Pukuatu northeastward to Cape Oisina (10 Degrees 21 Minutes 30 Seconds S - 123 Degrees 27 Minutes 25 Seconds E), the western extremity of Timor Island (the common limit with the Sawu Sea, see 6.12); thence from Cape Oisina northeastward, along the southern coast of Timor Island, to Cape Sewirawa (8 Degrees 23 Minutes 40 Seconds S - 127 Degrees 17 Minutes 50 Seconds E), the eastern extremity of this island; thence a line joining Cape Sewirawa northeastward to Cape Tut Pateh (8 Degrees 13 Minutes S - 127 Degrees 36 Minutes E), the western extremity of Leti Island; thence from Cape Tut Pateh, eastward along the southern coasts of Leti, Moa and Lakor Islands, to Cape Njadora (8 Degrees 16 Minutes 30 Seconds S - 128 Degrees 14 Minutes E), the southeastern extremity of Lakor Island; and thence a line joining Cape Njadora eastward to Sermata Island (8 Degrees 14 Minutes S - 128 Degrees 54 Minutes E) and to Cape Aro Usu (8 Degrees 20 Minutes 20 Seconds S - 130 Degrees 45 Minutes 20 Seconds E), the southwestern extremity of Selaru Island (the common limit with the Banda Sea, see 6.18). On the East: A line joining Cape Aro Usu southward to Cape Don (11 Degrees 18 Minutes 30 Seconds S - 131 Degrees 46 Minutes E), on the coast of Northern Territory, in Australia (the common limit with the Arafura Sea, see 6.16); and thence from Cape Don southwestward, along the coast of Northern Territory, to Cape Hay (14 Degrees 03 Minutes 10 Seconds S - 129 Degrees 28 Minutes 45 Seconds E). On the South: A line joining Cape Hay, on the coast of Northern Territory, westward to Cape Rulhieres (13 Degrees 54 Minutes 30 Seconds S - 127 Degrees 20 Minutes 30 Seconds E), on the coast of Western Australia (the common limit with the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, see 6.14); and thence from Cape Rulhieres northwestward, along the coast of Western Australia, to Cape Londonderry (13 Degrees 44 Minutes S - 126 Degrees 57 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the northern extremity of Western Australia. On the West: A line joining Cape Londonderry northwestward to Cape Boa (10 Degrees 56 Minutes 30 Seconds S - 122 Degrees 51 Minutes E), the southwestern extremity of Roti Island (the common limit with the Indian Ocean, see 5.). |
| Citation: | Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2000-10-24 04:00:00+00 |