Somali Sea region
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The Somali Sea region is a maritime area in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia that includes the waters adjacent to Mogadishu and surrounding coastal zones.
Aliases (3)
- Somali Basin ×1
- Somali Sea ×1
- Somali maritime zone ×1
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime region
→
sea area → |
| adjacentToCity |
Mogadishu
→
|
| borderedBy |
Arabian Sea
→
|
| countryBorder |
Somalia
→
|
| environmentalConcern |
habitat degradation
→
marine pollution → overfishing → |
| governedBy |
Somali maritime law
→
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea → |
| hasBiodiversity |
coral and reef ecosystems
→
marine fauna → |
| hasClimate |
tropical marine climate
→
|
| hasCoastlineAlong |
Somalia
→
|
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
→
maritime transport → shipping → |
| hasGeographicalFeature |
coastal waters
→
continental shelf waters → open ocean waters → |
| hasNavigationHazard |
monsoon winds
→
seasonal rough seas → strong currents → |
| hasRisk |
illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
→
maritime piracy → |
| hasSeasonalPattern |
monsoon-influenced conditions
→
|
| hasSecurityIssue |
illegal fishing
→
piracy → |
| hasWatersAdjacentTo |
Mogadishu
→
Somali coast → |
| locatedIn |
Indian Ocean
→
western Indian Ocean → |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Mogadishu
→
Somalia → |
| monitoredBy |
Somali maritime authorities
→
international naval forces → |
| nearbyCurrent |
Somali Current
→
|
| partOf |
Horn of Africa maritime region
→
Somali Exclusive Economic Zone → Somali maritime zone → |
| strategicImportance |
international shipping routes
→
regional trade → |
| usedFor |
artisanal fishing
→
commercial navigation → industrial fishing → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Mogadishu
→
Somali Sea region ("Somali maritime zone") → |
partOf |
|
EUNAVFOR Atalanta
("Somali Basin")
→
|
areaOfOperation |
|
Mozambique Channel
("Somali Sea")
→
|
connectsTo |