Flores Sea
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The Flores Sea is a marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, located in Indonesia between the islands of Flores, Sulawesi, and Sumbawa, and known for its deep basins and rich marine biodiversity.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flores Sea canonical | 52 |
| Flores Sea and Banda Sea | 1 |
| Flores Sea basin | 1 |
| Flores Sea region | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marginal sea
ⓘ
sea ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Indonesia ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Adonara Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Adonara
Alor ⓘ Flores ⓘ Komodo ⓘ Lembata ⓘ Pantar ⓘ Celebes ⓘ
surface form:
Sulawesi
Sumbawa ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Banda Sea
ⓘ
Java Sea ⓘ Makassar Strait ⓘ Savu Sea ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| governingCountry | Indonesia ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
corals
ⓘ
marine mammals ⓘ reef fish ⓘ sea turtles ⓘ tropical marine species ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fisheries
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coral reef ecosystems
ⓘ
deep sea basins ⓘ island arcs ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Coral Triangle
ⓘ
surface form:
Coral Triangle region
|
| knownFor |
coral reefs
ⓘ
deep basins ⓘ marine tourism ⓘ rich marine biodiversity ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Lesser Sunda Islands and Sulawesi
ⓘ
island of Flores and island of Sulawesi ⓘ island of Flores and island of Sumbawa ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
western Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| marineEcoregion |
Lesser Sunda Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Lesser Sunda Ecoregion
|
| oceanographicRegion | Australasian Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indonesian seas
ⓘ
Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| region |
Nusa Tenggara
ⓘ
Wallacea ⓘ |
| salinity | oceanic ⓘ |
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wallace Line
this entity surface form:
Flores Sea region
subject surface form:
Eastern Indonesia
this entity surface form:
Flores Sea and Banda Sea