Banda Basin
E204040
The Banda Basin is a deep oceanic basin in eastern Indonesia, known for its complex tectonic setting and very deep waters within the Banda Sea region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banda Basin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1834335 — 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: Banda Basin Context triple: [Banda Sea, hasFeature, Banda Basin]
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A.
Okavango Delta
The Okavango Delta is a vast inland river delta in northern Botswana renowned for its rich wildlife, seasonal flooding, and status as one of Africa’s premier safari destinations.
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B.
Barotse Floodplain
The Barotse Floodplain is a vast seasonal wetland in western Zambia, renowned for its annual inundations, rich biodiversity, and central role in the culture and livelihoods of the Lozi people.
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C.
Kalahari Basin
The Kalahari Basin is a large inland drainage basin in southern Africa that encompasses and gives rise to the arid Kalahari Desert and surrounding semi-arid regions.
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D.
Zambezi Basin
The Zambezi Basin is the vast river catchment area in southern Africa that collects the waters of the Zambezi River and its tributaries, encompassing parts of several countries and supporting major ecosystems, agriculture, and hydropower.
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E.
Getsewoud
Getsewoud is a residential neighborhood in the town of Nieuw-Vennep in the Dutch province of North Holland.
- 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: Banda Basin Target entity description: The Banda Basin is a deep oceanic basin in eastern Indonesia, known for its complex tectonic setting and very deep waters within the Banda Sea region.
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A.
Okavango Delta
The Okavango Delta is a vast inland river delta in northern Botswana renowned for its rich wildlife, seasonal flooding, and status as one of Africa’s premier safari destinations.
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B.
Barotse Floodplain
The Barotse Floodplain is a vast seasonal wetland in western Zambia, renowned for its annual inundations, rich biodiversity, and central role in the culture and livelihoods of the Lozi people.
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C.
Kalahari Basin
The Kalahari Basin is a large inland drainage basin in southern Africa that encompasses and gives rise to the arid Kalahari Desert and surrounding semi-arid regions.
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D.
Zambezi Basin
The Zambezi Basin is the vast river catchment area in southern Africa that collects the waters of the Zambezi River and its tributaries, encompassing parts of several countries and supporting major ecosystems, agriculture, and hydropower.
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E.
Getsewoud
Getsewoud is a residential neighborhood in the town of Nieuw-Vennep in the Dutch province of North Holland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
ⓘ
oceanic basin ⓘ tectonic basin ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Banda Arc
ⓘ
Seram Trough ⓘ Timor Trough ⓘ |
| age | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Banda Sea Plate
ⓘ
collision between Australian continental margin and Banda Arc ⓘ |
| basinType | oceanic ⓘ |
| bathymetryFeature | deep central basin of Banda Sea ⓘ |
| characteristic |
complex crustal structure
ⓘ
high seismicity region ⓘ steep bathymetry ⓘ very deep waters ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| crustType | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| formedBy |
back-arc basin formation
ⓘ
subduction-related processes ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Neogene ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Banda Arc ⓘ |
| knownFor |
active deformation
ⓘ
complex tectonic evolution ⓘ deep marine sedimentary sequences ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
arc-continent collision
ⓘ
back-arc extension ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Banda Sea
ⓘ
eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Australian Plate margin
ⓘ
Eurasian Plate margin ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | greater than 5000 m ⓘ |
| near |
Banda Islands
ⓘ
Seram Island ⓘ
linked to:
Seram
Timor Island ⓘ
linked to:
Timor
|
| ocean |
Pacific Ocean region
ⓘ
eastern Indian Ocean region ⓘ |
| partOf |
Banda Sea region
ⓘ
linked to:
Banda Sea
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| region |
Maluku Islands region
ⓘ
linked to:
Maluku Islands
|
| researchField |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
complex
ⓘ
convergent margin ⓘ subduction zone ⓘ |
| waterBody | Banda Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Banda Basin Description of subject: The Banda Basin is a deep oceanic basin in eastern Indonesia, known for its complex tectonic setting and very deep waters within the Banda Sea region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.