Seram Trough
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The Seram Trough is a deep oceanic trench and tectonic boundary located north of Seram Island in eastern Indonesia, marking a complex subduction zone at the edge of the Banda Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seram Trough canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1834337 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seram Trough Context triple: [Banda Sea, hasFeature, Seram Trough]
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A.
Mona Passage
The Mona Passage is a strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, serving as a key shipping route and a challenging stretch of water for navigation.
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B.
Havre Trough
Havre Trough is a back-arc basin and seafloor spreading center located between the Kermadec volcanic arc and the Colville Ridge in the southwest Pacific.
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C.
Runamukka Reef
Runamukka Reef is a family-friendly water play area at Universal’s Volcano Bay themed as a whimsical tropical reef with interactive water features and slides for children.
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D.
Lunan Bay
Lunan Bay is a scenic sandy beach and coastal area on the east coast of Scotland, known for its dunes, historic ruins, and popular walking and surfing opportunities.
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E.
Duse Bay
Duse Bay is a coastal inlet on the Trinity Peninsula in northern Graham Land, Antarctica, known for its icy waters and surrounding glaciated terrain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seram Trough Target entity description: The Seram Trough is a deep oceanic trench and tectonic boundary located north of Seram Island in eastern Indonesia, marking a complex subduction zone at the edge of the Banda Sea.
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A.
Mona Passage
The Mona Passage is a strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, serving as a key shipping route and a challenging stretch of water for navigation.
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B.
Havre Trough
Havre Trough is a back-arc basin and seafloor spreading center located between the Kermadec volcanic arc and the Colville Ridge in the southwest Pacific.
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C.
Runamukka Reef
Runamukka Reef is a family-friendly water play area at Universal’s Volcano Bay themed as a whimsical tropical reef with interactive water features and slides for children.
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D.
Lunan Bay
Lunan Bay is a scenic sandy beach and coastal area on the east coast of Scotland, known for its dunes, historic ruins, and popular walking and surfing opportunities.
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E.
Duse Bay
Duse Bay is a coastal inlet on the Trinity Peninsula in northern Graham Land, Antarctica, known for its icy waters and surrounding glaciated terrain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic trench
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ tectonic boundary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Banda Sea subduction system
ⓘ
earthquakes ⓘ seismic activity ⓘ |
| associatedWithProcess |
arc–continent collision
ⓘ
oceanic lithosphere subduction ⓘ |
| countryBorderingSea | Indonesia ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Banda Arc–Australian collision zone ⓘ |
| influences | regional seismic hazard in eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| isAdjacentTo |
Buru Island
ⓘ
Seram ⓘ
surface form:
Seram Island
northern Banda Sea ⓘ |
| isFeatureOf | Banda Sea ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Indonesia–Australia plate boundary zone ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
marine geophysics
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| liesInOcean | Pacific–Indo-Australian region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Banda Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Banda Sea region
|
| locatedInCountry | Indonesia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf |
Seram
ⓘ
surface form:
Seram Island
|
| marginType | active continental margin ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | over 5000 m ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Buru
ⓘ
Seram ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmass | New Guinea ⓘ |
| nearbySea | Ceram Sea ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Banda Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Banda Arc system
Banda Sea subduction system ⓘ
surface form:
Sunda–Banda subduction complex
|
| relatedStructure |
Banda Trench
ⓘ
Tanimbar Trough ⓘ Timor Trough ⓘ |
| sedimentSource |
New Guinea
ⓘ
surface form:
New Guinea region
Seram ⓘ
surface form:
Seram Island
|
| separates |
Australian plate margin
ⓘ
Banda Sea Plate ⓘ
surface form:
Banda Sea plate
|
| tectonicComplexity | high ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | accommodates convergence between Australia and Banda Sea region ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seram Trough Description of subject: The Seram Trough is a deep oceanic trench and tectonic boundary located north of Seram Island in eastern Indonesia, marking a complex subduction zone at the edge of the Banda Sea.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.