Sulawesi Sea region
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The Sulawesi Sea region is a marine area in the western Pacific around northern Sulawesi, known for its deep basins, rich coral reef biodiversity, and complex network of gulfs and straits.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sulawesi Sea region canonical | 7 |
| Celebes Sea region | 5 |
| North Sulawesi marine ecoregion | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine region
ⓘ
sea area ⓘ |
| borders |
Borneo region
ⓘ
Celebes Sea area NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine islands NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Sulawesi ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Makassar Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Molucca Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ various coastal gulfs ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
coral reef ecosystem
ⓘ
tropical marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversityStatus | megadiverse marine area ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex coastline
ⓘ
deep basins ⓘ high marine biodiversity ⓘ narrow straits ⓘ rich coral reef biodiversity ⓘ submarine canyons ⓘ |
| hasOceanographicCharacteristic |
deep-water circulation
ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ upwelling zones ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Sulawesi Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coral reefs ⓘ deep marine basins ⓘ gulfs ⓘ straits ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex oceanographic circulation
ⓘ
coral reef diversity ⓘ endemic marine species ⓘ important fisheries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coral Triangle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maritime Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-Pacific biogeographic region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
marine tourism ⓘ marine transportation ⓘ scuba diving ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
coral reef degradation ⓘ marine pollution ⓘ overfishing ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastern Indonesia
this entity surface form:
Celebes Sea region
subject surface form:
Lembeh Strait
this entity surface form:
North Sulawesi marine ecoregion
this entity surface form:
Celebes Sea region
this entity surface form:
Celebes Sea region
this entity surface form:
Celebes Sea region