Editing Timor Sea (section)

{{Short description|Sea between Malay Archipelago and Australia}}
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{{Infobox body of water
| name               = Timor Sea
| native_name        = {{native name list
                           |tag1=id  |name1=Laut Timor
                           |tag2=pt  |name2=Mar de Timor
                           |tag3=tet |name3={{nowrap|Tasi Mane / Tasi Timór}}}}
| other_name         = 
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| image              = Tasiibun.jpg
| alt                = The Timor Sea at Vessoru, East Timor
| caption            = The Timor Sea at [[Vessoru, East Timor]]
| image_bathymetry   = Locatie Timorzee.PNG
| alt_bathymetry     = The Timor Sea is located in the eastern Indian Ocean
| caption_bathymetry = Location of the Timor Sea
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| location           = Eastern [[Indian Ocean]], [[Asia]], [[Oceania]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|10|S|127|E|region:AU_type:waterbody_dim:700km|display=it}}
| type               = [[Sea]]
| etymology          = [[Timor|Timor Island]]
| part_of            = [[Indian Ocean]]
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| oceans             = Indian Ocean 
| basin_countries    = {{ubl|[[Indonesia]]|[[East Timor]]|[[Australia]]}}
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| area               = {{cvt|610000|km2|sqmi}}
| depth              = {{cvt|406|m|ft}}
| max-depth          = {{cvt|3300|m|ft}}
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| islands            = [[Ashmore and Cartier Islands]], [[Browse Island]], [[Tiwi Islands]]
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| sections           = 
| trenches           = [[Timor Trough]]
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| cities             = [[Darwin, Northern Territory]]
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The '''Timor Sea''' ({{langx|id|Laut Timor}}, {{langx|pt|Mar de Timor}}, {{langx|tet|Tasi Mane}} or {{lang|tet|Tasi Timór}}) is a relatively shallow sea in the [[Indian Ocean]] bounded to the north by the island of [[Timor]] with [[Timor-Leste]] to the north, [[Indonesia]] to the northwest, [[Arafura Sea]] to the east, and to the south by [[Australia]]. The [[Sunda Trench]] marks the deepest point of the Timor Sea with a depth of more than 3300 metres, separating the continents of [[Oceania]] in the southeast and [[Asia]] to the northwest and north. The Timor sea is prone to earthquakes and tsunamis north of the [[Sunda Trench]], due to its location on the [[Ring of Fire]] as well as volcanic activity and can experience major cyclones, due to the proximity from the [[Equator]].

The sea contains a number of reefs, uninhabited islands and significant [[hydrocarbon]] reserves. International disputes emerged after the reserves were discovered resulting in the signing of the [[Timor Sea Treaty]].

The Timor Sea was hit by the worst [[Montara oil spill|oil spill for 25 years in 2009]].<ref name="mosfsp">{{Cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/montara-oil-spill-firm-seeks-permission-for-more-drills/story-e6frg8zx-1226046540339 |title=Montara oil spill firm seeks permission for more drills |author=Andrew Burrell |access-date=22 May 2011 |date=29 April 2011 |newspaper=The Australian |publisher=News Limited }}</ref>

It is possible that Australia's first inhabitants crossed the Timor Sea from the [[Malay Archipelago]] at a time when sea levels were lower.{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}