Maritime boundary between Australia and Indonesia
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The maritime boundary between Australia and Indonesia is a legally defined sea border in northern Australian waters that delineates the two countries’ territorial seas, exclusive economic zones, and continental shelf rights across areas including the Arafura Sea and Timor Sea.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australia–Indonesia maritime boundary agreements | 1 |
| Maritime boundary between Australia and Indonesia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3596581 — 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: Maritime boundary between Australia and Indonesia Context triple: [Arafura Sea, isPartOf, Maritime boundary between Australia and Indonesia]
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A.
Timor Sea
The Timor Sea is a tropical marginal sea in the eastern Indian Ocean, lying between Timor-Leste, Indonesia, and northern Australia, known for its rich offshore oil and gas reserves.
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B.
the Wallace Line
The Wallace Line is a biogeographical boundary in Southeast Asia that marks a sharp division between Asian and Australasian species of animals.
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C.
Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes
Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes are designated international shipping routes that allow foreign vessels and aircraft to transit through Indonesia’s archipelago while balancing national sovereignty with global navigation rights.
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D.
Solomon Sea
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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E.
Australian territorial sea
The Australian territorial sea is the belt of coastal waters extending up to 12 nautical miles from Australia's baseline, within which Australia exercises full sovereignty subject to certain navigational rights for other states.
- 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: Maritime boundary between Australia and Indonesia Target entity description: The maritime boundary between Australia and Indonesia is a legally defined sea border in northern Australian waters that delineates the two countries’ territorial seas, exclusive economic zones, and continental shelf rights across areas including the Arafura Sea and Timor Sea.
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A.
Timor Sea
The Timor Sea is a tropical marginal sea in the eastern Indian Ocean, lying between Timor-Leste, Indonesia, and northern Australia, known for its rich offshore oil and gas reserves.
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B.
the Wallace Line
The Wallace Line is a biogeographical boundary in Southeast Asia that marks a sharp division between Asian and Australasian species of animals.
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C.
Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes
Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes are designated international shipping routes that allow foreign vessels and aircraft to transit through Indonesia’s archipelago while balancing national sovereignty with global navigation rights.
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D.
Solomon Sea
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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E.
Australian territorial sea
The Australian territorial sea is the belt of coastal waters extending up to 12 nautical miles from Australia's baseline, within which Australia exercises full sovereignty subject to certain navigational rights for other states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international border
ⓘ
maritime boundary ⓘ sea border ⓘ |
| affects |
fisheries jurisdiction
ⓘ
navigation rights ⓘ offshore petroleum rights ⓘ seabed mining rights ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
multiple bilateral agreements
ⓘ
overlapping maritime claims ⓘ |
| country1 | Australia ⓘ |
| country2 | Indonesia ⓘ |
| defines |
continental shelf rights
ⓘ
exclusive economic zone limits ⓘ territorial sea limits ⓘ |
| governedBy |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
ⓘ
customary international law of the sea ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
environmental protection of marine ecosystems
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illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing ⓘ people smuggling routes ⓘ |
| hasLegalNature |
equidistance-based segments
ⓘ
geologically-based seabed delimitation segments ⓘ |
| hasSegmentWith |
Timor Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Timor-Leste maritime area
|
| involves |
continental shelf delimitation
ⓘ
exclusive economic zone delimitation ⓘ territorial sea delimitation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arafura Sea
ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean region ⓘ Sahul Shelf ⓘ
surface form:
Sahul Shelf region
Timor Sea ⓘ |
| near |
Northern Territory coastline
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Territory coast of Australia
Pilbara coast ⓘ
surface form:
Western Australia coast
eastern Indonesian archipelago ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australia and Indonesia
ⓘ
surface form:
Australia–Indonesia relations
Indo-Pacific maritime boundaries ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arafura and Timor Seas ecosystem
ⓘ
Timor Trough ⓘ continental shelf delimitation ⓘ offshore oil and gas fields in the Timor Sea ⓘ |
| separates |
Australian maritime zones
ⓘ
Indonesian maritime zones ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
defence and security cooperation
ⓘ
regional maritime stability ⓘ |
| usedFor |
border control at sea
ⓘ
law enforcement jurisdiction ⓘ resource management ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maritime boundary between Australia and Indonesia Description of subject: The maritime boundary between Australia and Indonesia is a legally defined sea border in northern Australian waters that delineates the two countries’ territorial seas, exclusive economic zones, and continental shelf rights across areas including the Arafura Sea and Timor Sea.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Australia–Indonesia maritime boundary agreements