Koro Sea

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The Koro Sea is a deep, relatively isolated marginal sea in the central South Pacific, lying between Fiji’s main islands and known for its rich marine biodiversity and complex ocean currents.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Koro Sea canonical 8

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marginal sea
sea
basinCountry Fiji
borderedBy Koro Island
Lomaiviti Islands
Vanua Levu
Viti Levu
climate tropical
country Fiji
hasCurrent South Equatorial Current branches
local eddies and gyres
hasEconomicActivity fishing
shipping
tourism
hasEcosystemType coral reef ecosystem
open ocean ecosystem
hasFeature complex ocean currents
deep basin
rich marine biodiversity
hasNavigationHazard coral reefs
reefs and shoals
influences Fiji climate
Fiji marine ecosystems
isPartOfExclusiveEconomicZoneOf Fiji
knownFor coral reefs
marine biodiversity
pelagic fish species
locatedIn Fiji
Pacific Ocean
South Pacific Ocean
namedAfter Koro Island
near Koro Island
oceanRegion central South Pacific
region Melanesia
relativeLocation between Fiji’s main islands
east of Viti Levu
south of Vanua Levu
separates Vanua Levu
Viti Levu
waterType saltwater

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Referenced by (8)

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

Viti Levu surroundedBy Koro Sea
Vanua Levu surroundedBy Koro Sea
Tavuki nearbyBodyOfWater Koro Sea
Dravuni locatedInBodyOfWater Koro Sea
Lomaiviti group locatedWestOf Koro Sea
Lomaiviti group nearbySea Koro Sea