Timor Current

Timor Current

current, South Pacific Ocean
      surface oceanic current flowing southwest along the coast of Timor in the Indonesian Archipelago. The Timor Current is fed from the Arafura and Banda seas of the Pacific Ocean and transports between 35 and 53 million cubic feet (1 and 1.5 million cubic metres) of water per second.

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