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.
Aliases (3)
Statements (47)
| 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
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|
| hasNavigationCondition |
seasonally rough seas
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|
| hasOceanographicImportance |
pathway for warm waters entering the equatorial Pacific
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region of strong mesoscale eddies → |
| hasTectonicSetting |
located near plate boundaries
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|
| 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
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|
| 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
→
|
Referenced by (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
New Guinea
→
Papua New Guinea → Solomon Islands → Southeastern Solomon Islands → |
borderedBy |
|
Gela Island
→
Makira → |
locatedInBodyOfWater |
|
western Pacific Ocean
→
|
contains |
|
Solomon Sea
("Solomon Sea Throughflow")
→
|
hasCurrent |
|
Melanesia
→
|
hasSea |
|
Port Moresby
("Coral Sea")
→
|
isPortCityOn |
|
Honiara
→
|
locatedOnSea |
|
Coral Sea
→
|
locatedSouthOf |
|
New Guinea campaign
→
|
location |
|
Ironbottom Sound
("Solomon Islands archipelago waters")
→
|
partOf |
|
Guadalcanal
→
|
sea |
|
Bougainville Island
→
|
surroundedBy |