Timor

Also known as Timor Island, Pulau Timor

île bordant le sud de l’Asie du Sud-Est maritime et le nord de la plaque continentale australienne

AI overview

Timor is an island located at the southern edge of Maritime Southeast Asia, positioned north of the Timor Sea and named for its easternmost location along the Lesser Sunda Islands chain. It matters geographically because of its strategic position close to mainland Australia (less than 500 km away) and its substantial land area within a key Southeast Asian maritime region.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Key facts

Islands.name: Timor
Islands.image: Timor island2.png
Islands.image_caption: Timor as seen from space in 1989
Islands.pushpin_map: Timor#Indonesia
Islands.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Timor
Islands.location: Southeast Asia
Islands.area_km2: 30777
Islands.rank: 44th
Islands.highest_mount: Ramelau
Islands.elevation_m: 2963
Islands.elevation_ft: 9720
Islands.country2: Timor-Leste
Islands.country2_largest_city: Dili
Islands.country2_largest_city_population: 277,488
Islands.country1: Indonesia
Islands.country1_admin_divisions_title: Province
Islands.country1_admin_divisions: East Nusa Tenggara
Islands.country1_largest_city: Kupang

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of: island
Part of: Lesser Sunda Islands
Demonym: טימורית
Country: Timor-Leste
Located in: Indonesia
Continent: Asia
Population: 2800000
Area: 30777
Elevation: 2963
Body of water: Timor Sea
Highest point: Tatamailau
Image: Timor island2.jpg
Width: 102
Length: 476

Show 7 more facts

Commons category: Timor
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
topic's main category: Category:Timor
Commons gallery: Timor
located in/on physical feature: Sunda Islands
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
name: Timor

Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

Article · Français

Timor est une île de l'archipel indonésien, dans l'est des petites îles de la Sonde. Elle est bordée au sud par la mer de Timor ; et au nord, séparée de la mer de Banda par les autres îles orientales des îles de la Sonde. En malais, timur signifie « orient », mais ce n'est pas nécessairement l'étymologie du nom de l'île. La moitié orientale de Timor forme la République du Timor oriental, tandis que la moitié occidentale fait partie de la province indonésienne des petites îles de la Sonde orientales couvrant quatre kabupaten (Belu, Kupang, Timor central Sud et Timor central Nord), ainsi une kota (Kupang).

Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA