Coordinates: 8°S 121°E

Flores Sea
The Flores Sea covers 240,000 square kilometres
Flores Sea
(93,000 sq mi) of water in Indonesia. The sea is bounded on
the north by the island of Celebes and on the south by Sunda
Islands of Flores and Sumbawa.[1]

Contents
Geography
Extent
References
External links Location of the Flores Sea within
Southeast Asia.

Geography
The seas that border the Flores Sea are the Bali Sea (to the Flores Sea
west), Java Sea (to the northwest), and the Banda Sea (to the
east and northeast). Coordinates 8°S 121°E

The Indian Ocean and Savu Sea lie to the south, but are Type Sea
separated from the Flores Sea by various islands. Native name Laut
Flores  (Indonesian)
Islands that border this sea are the Lesser Sunda Islands and
Celebes (Sulawesi). Basin countries Indonesia

Surface area 240,000 km2

Extent (93,000 sq mi)

The sea is 5,140 metres (16,860 feet) deep.[1] The International

Hydrographic Organization (IHO) defines the Flores Sea as being
one of the waters of the East Indian Archipelago. The IHO defines
its limits as follows:[2]

On the North. The South coast of Celebes [Sulawesi]

from the West point of Laikang Bay (5°37′S 119°30′E)
to Tanjong Lassa (120°28'E).
Flores Sea
On the East. The Western limit of the Banda Sea
between Flores and Celebes [a line from Flores'
Northern point (8°04′S 122°52′E) to Kalaotoa Island
(7°24′S 121°52′E) and through the chain of islands
lying between it and the South point of Pulo Salayar,
through this island and across the Strait to Tanjong
Lassa, Celebes (5°37′S 120°28′E)].
 On the South. The North coasts of Flores, Komodo,
Banta and a line to Tanjong Naroe the Northeast point
of Soembawa, thence along its North coast to Tanjong
Sarokaja (8°22′S 117°10′E).

On the West. A line from Tg Sarokaja to the Western

Paternoster island (7°26′S 117°08′E) thence to the
Northeastern Postiljon Island (6°33′S 118°49′E) and to
the West point of Laikang Bay, Celebes.

References
1. "Islands of Flores sea" (https://www.britannica.com/place/Flores-Sea). Encyclopædia
Britannica. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
2. "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (https://web.archive.org/web/20171207191813/http
s://www.iho.int/iho_pubs/standard/S-23/S-23_Ed3_1953_EN.pdf) (PDF). International
Hydrographic Organization. 1953. Archived from the original (https://iho.int/uploads/user/pub
s/standards/s-23/S-23_Ed3_1953_EN.pdf) (PDF) on 7 December 2017. Retrieved
28 December 2020.

External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20061013180657/http://www.visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?
id=6625
http://www.astrogeodata.it/id219.htm

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