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GFM is the acronym for “Gabinete das Fronteiras Marítimas”, which is the Portuguese translation of Maritime Boundary Office.
A group of islands and interconnecting waters which are so close to each other so as to be considered to be a single entity, such as Indonesia.
The geological formation where the seabed south of Timor-Leste drops sharply and forms a trough or a trench.
The gap between the points A16 and A17 in the Timor Sea created by the 1972 Australia-Indonesia maritime boundary. The Joint Petroleum Development Area, which was created under the Timor Sea Treaty between Australia and Timor-Leste, is roughly located within this ‘gap’.