Java Sea
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The Java Sea is a shallow, tropical marginal sea in Indonesia, lying between the islands of Java and Borneo and known for its busy shipping routes and rich marine biodiversity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Java Sea canonical | 131 |
| Java Sea region | 2 |
| Java Sea campaign | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marginal sea
ⓘ
shallow sea ⓘ tropical sea ⓘ |
| averageDepth | approximately 40 metres ⓘ |
| borders |
Borneo
ⓘ
Java ⓘ Celebes ⓘ
surface form:
Sulawesi
Sumatra ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Bali Sea
ⓘ
Flores Sea ⓘ Karimata Strait ⓘ Makassar Strait ⓘ South China Sea ⓘ Sunda Strait ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ offshore oil and gas production ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Coral Triangle
ⓘ
surface form:
Coral Triangle periphery
|
| governedBy | Indonesian maritime law ⓘ |
| knownFor |
busy shipping routes
ⓘ
important fisheries ⓘ rich marine biodiversity ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Borneo
ⓘ
Java ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| marineLife |
coral reefs
ⓘ
mangrove ecosystems ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | approximately 80 metres ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
2018 Lion Air Flight 610 crash site
ⓘ
Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ World War II naval battles in 1942 ⓘ |
| oceanBasin |
Indo-Pacific region
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Ocean–Pacific Ocean region
|
| partOf |
Indonesian archipelago
ⓘ
surface form:
East Indian Archipelago seas
Indonesian archipelagic waters ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| region | Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| salinity | typical oceanic salinity ⓘ |
| seaSurfaceTemperature | warm year-round ⓘ |
| separates |
Borneo
ⓘ
Java ⓘ |
| shippingRole | link between Java Sea ports and global trade routes ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major sea lane in Indonesia ⓘ |
| threat |
coastal habitat degradation
ⓘ
marine pollution ⓘ overfishing ⓘ |
| waterType | tropical ⓘ |
Referenced by (134)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Java Sea region
this entity surface form:
Java Sea region
subject surface form:
Wallace Line