The Flores Sea covers 240,000 square kilometres (93,000 sq mi) of water in Indonesia. The sea is bounded on the north by the island of Celebes and on the south by Sunda Islands of Flores and Sumbawa.
The seas that border the Flores Sea are the Bali Sea (to the west), Java Sea (to the northwest), and the Banda Sea (to the east and northeast).
The Indian Ocean and Savu Sea lie to the south, but are separated from the Flores Sea by various islands.
Islands that border this sea are the Lesser Sunda Islands and Celebes (Sulawesi).
The sea is 5,140 metres (16,860 feet) deep.
The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) defines the Flores Sea as being one of the waters of the East Indian Archipelago.
