Flores Sea

sea in Indonesia

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The Flores Sea is a body of water in Indonesia located among several islands in the eastern part of the country. It serves as an important maritime region for local communities and connects various parts of the Indonesian archipelago.

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Instance of: sea
Part of: Pacific Ocean
Country: Indonesia
Area: 240000
Image: LesserSundaIslands A2003077 0210 250m.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Flores Sea
basin country: Indonesia
vertical depth: 5140
inflows: Sumbawa River
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Commons category: Flores Sea

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Encyclopedic overview

The Flores Sea is a body of water bounded on the north by the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and on the south by the Sunda Islands of Flores and Sumbawa. It covers an area of 121,000 square kilometres (47,000 sq mi).

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