Celebes Sea

E20396
marginal sea sea

The Celebes Sea is a deep marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, located between the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia, known for its rich marine biodiversity and important shipping routes.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Celebes Sea region 0 3
Sulawesi Sea 0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marginal sea →
sea →
area about 280000 km² →
borders Indonesia →
Malaysia →
Mindanao →
Philippines →
Sabah →
Celebes →
surface form: Sulawesi
climate tropical →
connectedTo Makassar Strait →
Molucca Sea →
Philippine Sea →
Sulu Sea →
hasAlternativeName Laut Sulawesi →
hasAverageDepth about 2450 m →
hasBasinCountry Indonesia →
Malaysia →
Philippines →
hasBorderingCity Soccsksargen →
surface form: General Santos

Manado →
Sandakan →
Zamboanga City →
hasCurrents Pacific inflow currents →
hasFeature coral reefs →
seamounts →
submarine trenches →
hasMarineEcoregion Coral Triangle →
hasMaximumDepth 6220 m →
about 20400 ft →
isPartOf Pacific Ocean →
knownFor deep waters →
important shipping routes →
rich marine biodiversity →
locatedBetween Indonesia →
Malaysia →
Philippines →
locatedIn Southeast Asia →
namedAfter Celebes →
surface form: Celebes (former name of Sulawesi)
partOf western Pacific Ocean →
supportsSpecies dolphins →
sea turtles →
sharks →
tuna →
whales →
usedFor fishing →
international shipping →
offshore petroleum exploration →
waterType saltwater →

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Banda Sea → borderedBy → Celebes Sea →
this entity surface form: Sulawesi Sea
Celebes → borderedBy → Celebes Sea →
Greater Sunda Islands → borderedBy → Celebes Sea →
Sabah → borderedBy → Celebes Sea →
Southeast Asia → borderedBy → Celebes Sea →
Malaysia → borderedBySea → Celebes Sea →
Philippines → borderedBySea → Celebes Sea →
Malay Archipelago → borders → Celebes Sea →
Maritime Southeast Asia → borders → Celebes Sea →
North Sulawesi → bordersSea → Celebes Sea →
western Pacific Ocean → contains → Celebes Sea →
this entity surface form: Celebes Sea region
Sultan Kudarat → hasBodyOfWater → Celebes Sea →
Indonesian archipelago → hasSea → Celebes Sea →
Soccsksargen → hasSeaCoastOn → Celebes Sea →
North Sulawesi → locatedIn → Celebes Sea →
this entity surface form: Celebes Sea region
Borneo → locatedInBodyOfWater → Celebes Sea →
Philippine Navy → operatesIn → Celebes Sea →
Gulf of Boni → partOf → Celebes Sea →
this entity surface form: Celebes Sea region
Mindanao → seaBorder → Celebes Sea →