The
Savu Sea (or the
Sawu Sea) is a small sea within
Indonesia named for the island of
Savu (Sawu) on its southern boundary. It is bounded by Savu and
Rai Jua to the south, the islands of
Rote and
Timor (split between
East Timor and
Indonesia) to the east,
Flores and the
Alor archipelago to the north/northwest, and the island of
Sumba to the east/northeast. Between these islands, it flows into the
Indian Ocean to the south and west, the
Flores Sea to the north, and the
Banda Sea to the northeast.
The Savu Sea reaches about 3500 m in depth. It spans about 600 km from west to east, and 200 km from north to south. The largest city on the sea is Kupang, the capital of East Nusa Tenggara province on the island of Timor, with about 450,000 inhabitants.
The geographical coordinates are 9° 32' 23" S latitude, 122° 0' 12" E longitude.
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Coordinates 9°32'23?S 122°00'12?E? / ?9.53972°S 122.00333°E? / -9.53972; 122.00333
