Halmahera Sea

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Halmahera Sea
Indonesian: Laut Halmahera
Locatie Zee van Halmahera.PNG
Location of the Halmahera Sea within Southeast Asia.
Halmahera Sea is located in IndonesiaHalmahera SeaHalmahera Sea
Coordinates 1�S 129�ECoordinates: 1�S 129�E
Type Sea
Basin countries Indonesia
Halmahera Sea is a regional sea located in the central eastern part of the
Australasian Mediterranean Sea. It is centered at about 1�S and 129�E and is
bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the north, Halmahera to the west, Waigeo and Irian
Jaya to the east, and the Seram Sea to the south. It covers about 95,000 km and its
topography comprises a number of separate basins and ridges, the chief of which is
the Halmahera Basin reaching a depth of 2039 m.

Halmahera Sea in the north of Maluku Islands

Extent
The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) defines the Halmahera Sea as
being one of the waters of the East Indian Archipelago. The IHO defines its limits
as follows:[1]

On the North A line from Wajaboela (Morotai) to Tg. Djodjefa, the Northern point of
Halmahera.

On the East. A line from Tg. Gorango, the Northeastern point of Morotai Island,
through Sajang and Kaw� Islands to the Western extremes of Waigeo and Batanta
Islands across to the Northwest point of Samawati Island, down the coast to Tg.
Menonket its Southwest point, and thence to Tg. Sele, New Guinea (1�26'S 130�56'E).

On the South. The Northern limit of Ceram Sea between Obi Major and New Guinea [A
line from ... Obi Major ... Tanjong Seranmaloleo its Eastern extreme, thence
through Tobalai, Kekek, Pisang and Kofiau Islands to Tanjong Sele (1�26'S
130�55'E), the Western point of New Guinea].

On the West. The Southern limit of Molukka Sea [sic] between Halmahera and Obi
Major [A line from the Southern extreme of Halmahera to the North point of Bisa
(Setile) Island, thence to the Northern extreme of Obi Major].

External links
Halmahera Sea entry on the Glossary of Physical Oceanography
References
"Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF). International Hydrographic
Organization. 1953. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
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