Tibar Bay
| Tibar Bay | |
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The west side of the bay in 2015 | |
Tibar Bay Location in Timor-Leste | |
| Location | Tibar, Liquiçá, Timor-Leste |
| Coordinates | 8°34′14″S 125°28′38″E / 8.570497°S 125.477085°E |
| Type | Bay |
| Part of | Ombai Strait |
| Catchment area | around 30 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Max. length | approx 1.6 km (0.99 mi) east–west |
| Max. width | approx 1 km (0.62 mi) north–south |
| Surface area | approx 160 ha (400 acres) |
| References | |
Tibar Bay (Portuguese: Baía de Tibar, Tetum: Baía Tibar) is a bay on the north coast of Timor-Leste near Dili, its capital city. The bay forms part of the south shore of Ombai Strait, which separates the Alor Archipelago from the islands of Wetar, Atauro, and Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands.