Palu Bay

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Palu Bay is a coastal inlet on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, known for its narrow, elongated shape and vulnerability to tsunamis and seismic activity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Palu Bay canonical 4
Palu Valley 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
coastal inlet
administrativeRegion Central Sulawesi Province
linked to: Central Sulawesi
bodyOfWater Makassar Strait
climate tropical
coastlineFeature river delta of the Palu River
urban shoreline near Palu
coastType tectonically active coast
country Indonesia
countryRegion Eastern Indonesia
linked to: eastern Indonesia
countrySubdivision City of Palu
Donggala Regency
disasterEvent 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami
economicActivity fishing
local trade
small-scale shipping
geologicalCharacteristic proximity to active faults
steep underwater slopes in parts of the bay
hasPort Port of Pantoloan
hasSettlementOnShore Donggala
Palu
hazard seismic activity
submarine landslides
tsunamis
knownFor 2018 tsunami impact
funnel effect that can amplify waves
high tsunami vulnerability
locatedInProvince Central Sulawesi
locatedNearCity Palu
locatedOnIsland Sulawesi
linked to: Celebes
naturalHazardZone earthquake-prone area
tsunami-prone area
nearFault Palu-Koro strike-slip fault
ocean Pacific Ocean
orientation roughly north–south
partOf Sulawesi Sea region
region Sulawesi
linked to: Celebes
riskManagementConcern coastal zoning and setback policies
evacuation planning
tsunami early warning systems
riverMouth Palu River
shape elongated
narrow
tectonicSetting Palu-Koro fault zone
tsunamiCause earthquake-induced seafloor deformation
submarine landslides in the bay
tsunamiDate 2018-09-28

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Referenced by (5)

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

Palu hasCoastlineOn Palu Bay
Palu locatedInValley Palu Valley
linked to: Palu Bay
Palu River emptiesInto Palu Bay
Palu River hasMouthIn Palu Bay
Palu River drainsInto Palu Bay