Timor Sea

noun

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

Timor Sea

noun

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

Example Sentences

They travelled through Kazakhstan, China, Laos, Thailand and Indonesia using multiple modes of transport, before taking a flight from Dili in East Timor's capital to cross the Timor Sea to Darwin, Australia.

From BBC

They have travelled through Kazakhstan, China, Laos, Thailand and Indonesia, and are now in Dili, East Timor's capital, hoping to find a boat to cross the Timor Sea to Darwin, Australia.

From BBC

Australia and East Timor currently share revenue from the Bayu-Undan gas field in the Timor Sea that has been piped to Darwin since 2006.

From Seattle Times

Aboriginal groups from the Tiwi Islands, located in the Timor Sea north of Australia, say they were not properly consulted about the project.

From BBC

The Timor Sea treaty signed in 2006 was scrapped and a replacement that was more generous to East Timor was signed in March last year.

From Seattle Times