Sunda Plate
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The Sunda Plate is a minor tectonic plate in Southeast Asia that underlies much of Indonesia and surrounding regions, interacting with several neighboring plates and contributing to the area's high seismic and volcanic activity.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sunda Plate canonical | 39 |
| Sunda | 1 |
| Sunda Arc | 1 |
| Sunda Plate boundary region | 1 |
| Sunda Plate margin | 1 |
| Sunda Plate to the west | 1 |
| Sunda plate margin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T554270 — 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: Sunda Plate Context triple: [Philippine Sea Plate, borders, Sunda Plate]
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A.
Indo-Australian Plate
The Indo-Australian Plate is a major tectonic plate comprising the Indian and Australian regions that drives significant geological activity, including earthquakes and mountain building, across the Indian Ocean and surrounding areas.
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B.
Greater Sunda Islands
The Greater Sunda Islands are a major group of large islands in maritime Southeast Asia, including Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and Sulawesi, known for their rich biodiversity and dense human populations.
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C.
Malay Archipelago
The Malay Archipelago is the world’s largest group of islands, spanning between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia and encompassing modern nations such as Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
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D.
Sumatra
Sumatra is a large Indonesian island in western Indonesia known for its rich biodiversity, active volcanoes, and significant role in regional trade and history.
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E.
Philippine Sea Plate
The Philippine Sea Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate in the western Pacific whose complex subduction zones and boundaries contribute significantly to the intense seismic and volcanic activity of the region.
- 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: Sunda Plate Target entity description: The Sunda Plate is a minor tectonic plate in Southeast Asia that underlies much of Indonesia and surrounding regions, interacting with several neighboring plates and contributing to the area's high seismic and volcanic activity.
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A.
Indo-Australian Plate
The Indo-Australian Plate is a major tectonic plate comprising the Indian and Australian regions that drives significant geological activity, including earthquakes and mountain building, across the Indian Ocean and surrounding areas.
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B.
Greater Sunda Islands
The Greater Sunda Islands are a major group of large islands in maritime Southeast Asia, including Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and Sulawesi, known for their rich biodiversity and dense human populations.
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C.
Malay Archipelago
The Malay Archipelago is the world’s largest group of islands, spanning between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia and encompassing modern nations such as Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
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D.
Sumatra
Sumatra is a large Indonesian island in western Indonesia known for its rich biodiversity, active volcanoes, and significant role in regional trade and history.
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E.
Philippine Sea Plate
The Philippine Sea Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate in the western Pacific whose complex subduction zones and boundaries contribute significantly to the intense seismic and volcanic activity of the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
minor tectonic plate
ⓘ
tectonic plate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indonesian volcanic arc
ⓘ
Java Trench ⓘ Java subduction zone ⓘ Sumatra subduction zone ⓘ Sunda Arc ⓘ Sunda Trench ⓘ frequent large earthquakes ⓘ high seismic activity ⓘ intense volcanic activity ⓘ tsunamigenic earthquakes ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Australian Plate
ⓘ
Burma Plate ⓘ Caroline Plate ⓘ Indian Plate ⓘ
linked to:
India Plate
Molucca Sea Plate ⓘ
linked to:
Halmahera Plate
Pacific Plate ⓘ Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ South China Block ⓘ Yangtze Plate ⓘ |
| contains |
Sunda Shelf
ⓘ
back-arc basins behind Sunda Arc ⓘ continental crust regions of Southeast Asia ⓘ parts of the South China Sea basin ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
earthquake hazard in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
tectonic complexity of Indonesia ⓘ volcanic hazard in Indonesia ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | margin of Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType |
convergent boundary
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divergent boundary (local, back-arc and rift zones) ⓘ subduction zone ⓘ transform boundary ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| movementDirection | generally eastward relative to Indian Plate ⓘ |
| movementType | relative motion with surrounding plates ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sunda region of Indonesia ⓘ |
| overrides |
Australian Plate along Java Trench
ⓘ
Indian Plate along Sunda Trench ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eurasian Plate system
ⓘ
linked to:
Eurasian Plate
|
| subductsBeneath | Burma Plate ⓘ |
| underlies |
Borneo
ⓘ
Java ⓘ Malay Peninsula ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ eastern Indian Ocean margin near Indonesia ⓘ much of Indonesia ⓘ southern South China Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sunda Plate Description of subject: The Sunda Plate is a minor tectonic plate in Southeast Asia that underlies much of Indonesia and surrounding regions, interacting with several neighboring plates and contributing to the area's high seismic and volcanic activity.
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sunda Plate
linked to: Sunda Plate
subject linked to:
Galunggung volcano
linked to: Sunda Plate
linked to: Sunda Plate
linked to: Sunda Plate
subject linked to:
Sulu Sea Plate and Philippine Mobile Belt
linked to: Sunda Plate