Banda Sea

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The Banda Sea is a deep, tectonically active marginal sea in the eastern Indonesian archipelago, known for its complex basins, volcanic islands, and rich marine biodiversity.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Banda Sea canonical 67
Banda Sea region 9
Banda Sea Basin 2

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
marginal sea
sea
adjacentToIsland Ambon
Aru Islands
Banda Islands
Buru
Kai Islands
Seram
Celebes
surface form: Sulawesi

Tanimbar Islands
Timor
basinCountry Indonesia
biodiversityStatus high marine biodiversity
borderedBy Arafura Sea
Ceram Sea
Flores Sea
Indian Ocean
Java Sea
Molucca Sea
Celebes Sea
surface form: Sulawesi Sea

Timor Sea
climate tropical
contains coral reefs
deep-sea trenches
hydrothermal activity areas
seamounts
country Indonesia
geologicalFeature Banda Arc
geologicalOrigin subduction-related basin
governingCountry Indonesia
hasFeature Banda Basin
Seram Trough
Weber Deep
volcanic island arcs
hasIslandGroup Aru Islands
Banda Islands
Kai Islands
Lease Islands
Tanimbar Islands
historicallyKnownFor nutmeg-producing islands
spice trade
knownFor complex tectonics
deep basins
rich marine biodiversity
volcanic islands
locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
eastern Indonesian archipelago
marineEcoregion Coral Triangle
maximumDepth over 23000 ft
over 7000 m
oceanographicType deep sea
partOf Australasian Mediterranean Sea
East Indies
surface form: East Indian Archipelago
plateBoundary collision zone between Indo-Australian Plate and Eurasian Plate
salinity oceanic salinity
seaCode IHO 48
tectonicSetting tectonically active region
usedFor diving tourism
fishing
shipping routes
waterType saltwater

Referenced by (79)

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

Timor-Leste bordersSea Banda Sea
Celebes borderedBy Banda Sea
New Guinea borderedBy Banda Sea
Maluku Islands locatedIn Banda Sea
Nusa Tenggara borderedBy Banda Sea
Maritime Southeast Asia borders Banda Sea
Indonesian archipelago hasSea Banda Sea
South Banda languages subgroup locatedIn Banda Sea
this entity surface form: Banda Sea region
Timor Sea connectedTo Banda Sea
Malay Archipelago borders Banda Sea
Arafura Sea connectedTo Banda Sea
Arafura Sea locatedEastOf Banda Sea
West Papua borders Banda Sea
Flores Sea connectedTo Banda Sea
eastern Indonesia borderedBy Banda Sea
subject surface form: Eastern Indonesia
Central Indonesia borderedBy Banda Sea
Lesser Sunda Islands borderedBy Banda Sea
Lesser Sunda Islands sea Banda Sea
New Guinea mangroves border Banda Sea
Molucca Sea separatedFrom Banda Sea
Molucca Sea connectedTo Banda Sea
Banda Neira locatedIn Banda Sea
Banda Neira sea Banda Sea
Pantar locatedInBodyOfWater Banda Sea
CMP languages spokenInRegion Banda Sea
this entity surface form: Banda Sea region
Ambon locatedInBodyOfWater Banda Sea
Buru locatedInBodyOfWater Banda Sea
Alor surroundedBy Banda Sea
Port of Dili near Banda Sea
Dili municipality hasCoastlineOn Banda Sea
this entity surface form: Savage Sea (Banda Sea region)
Banda Islands locatedIn Banda Sea
Banda Islands sea Banda Sea
Timor seaBorder Banda Sea
Timor borderingWaterBody Banda Sea
Savu Sea connectedTo Banda Sea
Timor Trough locatedIn Banda Sea
this entity surface form: Banda Sea region
Banda Basin locatedIn Banda Sea
Banda Basin partOf Banda Sea
this entity surface form: Banda Sea region
Banda Basin waterBody Banda Sea
Seram Trough locatedIn Banda Sea
this entity surface form: Banda Sea region
Seram Trough isFeatureOf Banda Sea
Banda Arc locatedIn Banda Sea
this entity surface form: Banda Sea region
Banda Arc contains Banda Sea
this entity surface form: Banda Sea Basin
Banda Arc sea Banda Sea
Weber Deep locatedIn Banda Sea
Weber Deep partOf Banda Sea
this entity surface form: Banda Sea Basin
Weber Deep sea Banda Sea
Alor archipelago ocean Banda Sea
Babar Islands borderedBy Banda Sea