Banda Sea

The Banda Sea (Indonesian: Laut Banda, Indonesian pronunciation:; Portuguese: Mar de Banda; Tetun: Tasi Banda) is one of four seas that surround the Maluku Islands of Indonesia, connected to the Pacific Ocean, but surrounded by hundreds of islands, including Timor, as well as the Halmahera and Ceram Seas. It is about 1,000 km (620 mi) east to west, and about 500 km (310 mi) north to south.