Where is timor sea located

The Timor Sea is fairly shallow, with an average depth of 1, feet and a maximum depth of 10, feet. It covers an area of , square miles. Within the Timor Sea are many reefs, hydrocarbon fossil fuel reserves reserves, and several uninhabited islands.

The only large city that touches on the Timor Sea's coast is Darwin, Australia. There are several submerged banks located between Timor Trough and the continental shelf, called the Big Bank Shoals.

A 50km wide crater was discovered in on the Timor Sea's seabed. It is common for cyclones or tropical storms to either originate or pass through the Timor Sea. When these storms occur it is not uncommon for oil and gas production to shut down as a safety precaution. There is an oceanic current running through the Timor Sea, contributing to the Indonesian through flow that takes water from the Pacific to the Indian Oceam.

The sea covers an area of approximately , sq. The Timor Sea also contains many uninhabited islands and reefs as well as significant hydrocarbon reserves. The hydrocarbon reserves have been a matter of international dispute between the countries of Australia and Timor-Leste.

The Timor Sea is a relatively shallow sea that reaches a maximum depth of 3,m and an average depth of m. The city of Darwin which serves as the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia is partly located on the shore of the Beagle Gulf and is a large settlement situated nearest to the Timor Sea. Located in the northern part of the Timor Sea, the Timor Trough is the deepest point of the Timor Sea that reaches a maximum depth of 3,m.

The remaining portion of the sea is comparatively much shallower as it is located over the Sahul Shelf that forms a part of the continental shelf of Australia.

Occupying an area on the sloping seabed placed between the Timor Trough and the continental shelf is the Big Bank Shoals, where a large number of submerged banks are found. The Timor Sea is highly influenced by the monsoon belt and the southeast trade winds , and several tropical cyclones originate and pass through the Timor Sea.