Celebes Sea

E20396

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Celebes Sea canonical 93
Sulawesi Sea 10
Celebes Sea region 3

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 (106)

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

Philippines borderedBySea Celebes Sea
Southeast Asia borderedBy Celebes Sea
Malaysia borderedBySea Celebes Sea
Borneo locatedInBodyOfWater Celebes Sea
Celebes borderedBy Celebes Sea
Mindanao seaBorder Celebes Sea
Maritime Southeast Asia borders Celebes Sea
Philippine Navy operatesIn Celebes Sea
western Pacific Ocean contains Celebes Sea
Sama–Bajaw languages subgroup geographicDistribution Celebes Sea
this entity surface form: Celebes Sea region
Indonesian archipelago hasSea Celebes Sea
Greater Sunda Islands borderedBy Celebes Sea
Banda Sea borderedBy Celebes Sea
this entity surface form: Sulawesi Sea
Soccsksargen hasSeaCoastOn Celebes Sea
Sultan Kudarat hasBodyOfWater Celebes Sea
Sabah borderedBy Celebes Sea
Malay Archipelago borders Celebes Sea
North Sulawesi locatedIn Celebes Sea
this entity surface form: Celebes Sea region
North Sulawesi bordersSea Celebes Sea
Manado locatedOn Celebes Sea
Gulf of Boni partOf Celebes Sea
this entity surface form: Celebes Sea region
Sulu Sea separatedFrom Celebes Sea
Sulu Sea connectedTo Celebes Sea
Sulu Sea connectedTo Celebes Sea
this entity surface form: Sulawesi Sea
Makassar Strait connects Celebes Sea
Gorontalo hasCoastlineOn Celebes Sea
Region IX bordersBodyOfWater Celebes Sea
Region IX hasCoastlineOn Celebes Sea
Gulf of Tomini partOf Celebes Sea
Gulf of Tomini opensInto Celebes Sea
Laut Sulawesi hasAlternativeName Celebes Sea
this entity surface form: Sulawesi Sea
Laut Sulawesi hasAlternativeName Celebes Sea
Central Indonesia borderedBy Celebes Sea
Sulu Archipelago bodyOfWater Celebes Sea
Molucca Sea separatedFrom Celebes Sea
Molucca Sea connectedTo Celebes Sea
Minahasa Peninsula borders Celebes Sea
East Malaysia borders Celebes Sea
Mindanao Sea region connectsTo Celebes Sea
British North Borneo borderedBy Celebes Sea
Tarakan locatedInBodyOfWater Celebes Sea
Tarakan borderedBy Celebes Sea
Illana Bay partOf Celebes Sea
Illana Bay opensInto Celebes Sea