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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banda Sea canonical | 67 |
| Banda Sea region | 9 |
| Banda Sea Basin | 2 |
| Savage Sea (Banda Sea region) | 1 |
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.
this entity surface form:
Banda Sea region
subject surface form:
Eastern Indonesia
this entity surface form:
Banda Sea region
this entity surface form:
Savage Sea (Banda Sea region)
this entity surface form:
Banda Sea region
this entity surface form:
Banda Sea region
this entity surface form:
Banda Sea region
this entity surface form:
Banda Sea Basin