Solomon Sea

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The Solomon Sea is a marginal sea of the southwestern Pacific Ocean located between Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, known for its deep basins and significant role in World War II naval battles.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf marginal sea
sea
bordersCountry Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
connectedTo Bismarck Sea
Coral Sea
Pacific Ocean
hasClimate tropical
hasCoastlineOn eastern Papua New Guinea
western Solomon Islands
hasCurrent Solomon Sea Throughflow
part of the low-latitude western boundary currents of the Pacific
hasEcologicalCharacteristic coral reef habitats in coastal areas
tropical marine ecosystem
hasFeature deep basins
hasHazard tropical cyclones
hasIslandGroup D'Entrecasteaux Islands
Louisiade Archipelago
Trobriand Islands
hasJurisdictionalWatersOf Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
hasMaritimeRoute shipping routes between Australia and the western Pacific islands
hasMaximumDepth greater than 7000 meters
hasNameOrigin named after the nearby Solomon Islands
hasNavigationCondition seasonally rough seas
hasOceanographicImportance pathway for warm waters entering the equatorial Pacific
region of strong mesoscale eddies
hasTectonicSetting located near plate boundaries
influences regional climate of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands
water mass exchange between equatorial and subtropical Pacific
isEastOf Papua New Guinea
isNorthOf Coral Sea
isSouthOf Bismarck Sea
isSubjectOfStudyIn climate science
military history
oceanography
isWestOf Solomon Islands
locatedBetween Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
locatedInRegion southwestern Pacific Ocean
partOf Pacific Ocean
Southwest Pacific Ocean
usedFor fishing
regional shipping
wasSiteOf Battle of the Bismarck Sea
World War II naval battles
wasStrategicallyImportantIn World War II


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