Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes

E169687

international shipping route maritime corridor sea lane system

Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes are designated international shipping routes that allow foreign vessels and aircraft to transit through Indonesia’s archipelago while balancing national sovereignty with global navigation rights.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes canonical	2
Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes system	1
Indonesia–Australia–Asia shipping route	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1477852 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes
Context triple: [Sunda Strait, partOf, Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes]

A. Karimata Strait
Karimata Strait is a key maritime passage in Southeast Asia between the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, linking the South China Sea with the Java Sea.
B. Bali Strait
The Bali Strait is a narrow body of water separating the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali, serving as an important local shipping and ferry route.
C. Sunda Strait
The Sunda Strait is a narrow waterway in Indonesia that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra, connecting the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean.
D. Strait of Malacca
The Strait of Malacca is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra that serves as one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
E. Sape Strait
Sape Strait is a narrow body of water in eastern Indonesia that separates the islands of Sumbawa and Komodo and serves as an important passage between the Flores Sea and the Indian Ocean.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes
Target entity description: Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes are designated international shipping routes that allow foreign vessels and aircraft to transit through Indonesia’s archipelago while balancing national sovereignty with global navigation rights.

A. Karimata Strait
Karimata Strait is a key maritime passage in Southeast Asia between the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, linking the South China Sea with the Java Sea.
B. Bali Strait
The Bali Strait is a narrow body of water separating the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali, serving as an important local shipping and ferry route.
C. Sunda Strait
The Sunda Strait is a narrow waterway in Indonesia that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra, connecting the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean.
D. Strait of Malacca
The Strait of Malacca is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra that serves as one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
E. Sape Strait
Sape Strait is a narrow body of water in eastern Indonesia that separates the islands of Sumbawa and Komodo and serves as an important passage between the Flores Sea and the Indian Ocean.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international shipping route ⓘ maritime corridor ⓘ sea lane system ⓘ
appliesTo	foreign aircraft ⓘ foreign merchant vessels ⓘ foreign submarines ⓘ foreign warships ⓘ
country	Indonesia ⓘ
feature	applies to normal modes of operation of ships and aircraft ⓘ continuous and expeditious transit must not be impeded ⓘ submarines may navigate submerged ⓘ
governedBy	Government of Indonesia ⓘ Indonesian Ministry of Transportation ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Transportation of Indonesia Indonesian Navy ⓘ
legalBasis	Indonesian national legislation ⓘ Part IV of UNCLOS ⓘ United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
locatedIn	Indonesian archipelago ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ
monitoredBy	Indonesian Navy patrols ⓘ Indonesian maritime security agencies ⓘ
navigationRightType	archipelagic sea lanes passage ⓘ
purpose	to balance Indonesian sovereignty with international navigation rights ⓘ to facilitate international shipping through Indonesian waters ⓘ to provide continuous and expeditious passage for foreign ships and aircraft ⓘ
recognizedBy	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
relatedConcept	archipelagic sea lanes passage ⓘ innocent passage ⓘ transit passage ⓘ
relatedTo	Lombok Strait ⓘ Makassar Strait ⓘ Ombai–Wetar route ⓘ Strait of Malacca ⓘ Sunda Strait ⓘ
restriction	transiting ships and aircraft must comply with applicable international aviation rules ⓘ transiting ships and aircraft must comply with international regulations for safety at sea ⓘ transiting ships and aircraft must not conduct intelligence collection prejudicial to Indonesia ⓘ transiting ships and aircraft must not conduct weapons exercises ⓘ transiting ships and aircraft must not engage in fishing ⓘ transiting ships and aircraft must refrain from threat or use of force ⓘ
securityConcern	illegal fishing ⓘ maritime piracy ⓘ smuggling ⓘ terrorism at sea ⓘ
strategicImportance	connects Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean ⓘ connects major global shipping routes ⓘ important for naval mobility ⓘ vital for international trade ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sunda Strait → partOf → Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes ⓘ

Lombok Strait → partOf → Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes ⓘ

Makassar Strait → partOf → Indonesia–Australia–Asia shipping route ⓘ

linked to: Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes

Ombai Strait → partOf → Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes system ⓘ