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)

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

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