Banda Sea

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body of water marginal sea sea

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.

Aliases (1)

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 → Sulawesi → Tanimbar Islands → Timor →
basinCountry	Indonesia →
biodiversityStatus	high marine biodiversity →
borderedBy	Arafura Sea → Ceram Sea → Flores Sea → Indian Ocean → Java Sea → Molucca Sea → 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 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 (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Celebes → New Guinea → Nusa Tenggara →	borderedBy
Malay Archipelago → Maritime Southeast Asia →	borders
Maluku Islands → South Banda languages subgroup ("Banda Sea region") →	locatedIn
Timor-Leste →	bordersSea
Timor Sea →	connectedTo
Indonesian archipelago →	hasSea