northern Banda Sea
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The northern Banda Sea is a deep marginal sea in eastern Indonesia, bordered by several of the Maluku Islands and known for its complex tectonic setting and deep ocean basins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| northern Banda Sea canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8616119 — 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: northern Banda Sea Context triple: [Seram Trough, isAdjacentTo, northern Banda Sea]
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A.
Molucca Sea
The Molucca Sea is a marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, located between Sulawesi and the Maluku Islands in Indonesia and known for its deep basins and tectonic activity.
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B.
Halmahera Sea
The Halmahera Sea is a marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, located in eastern Indonesia between Halmahera Island and surrounding island groups, and forms part of the complex seas of the Maluku Islands.
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C.
Timor Sea
The Timor Sea is a tropical marginal sea in the eastern Indian Ocean, lying between Timor-Leste, Indonesia, and northern Australia, known for its rich offshore oil and gas reserves.
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D.
Solomon Sea
The Solomon Sea is a marginal sea of the southwestern Pacific Ocean located between Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, known for its deep basins and significant role in World War II naval battles.
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E.
Bali Sea
The Bali Sea is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean located between the islands of Bali and Sulawesi in Indonesia, known for its rich marine biodiversity and popular dive sites.
- 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: northern Banda Sea Target entity description: The northern Banda Sea is a deep marginal sea in eastern Indonesia, bordered by several of the Maluku Islands and known for its complex tectonic setting and deep ocean basins.
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A.
Molucca Sea
The Molucca Sea is a marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, located between Sulawesi and the Maluku Islands in Indonesia and known for its deep basins and tectonic activity.
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B.
Halmahera Sea
The Halmahera Sea is a marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, located in eastern Indonesia between Halmahera Island and surrounding island groups, and forms part of the complex seas of the Maluku Islands.
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C.
Timor Sea
The Timor Sea is a tropical marginal sea in the eastern Indian Ocean, lying between Timor-Leste, Indonesia, and northern Australia, known for its rich offshore oil and gas reserves.
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D.
Solomon Sea
The Solomon Sea is a marginal sea of the southwestern Pacific Ocean located between Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, known for its deep basins and significant role in World War II naval battles.
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E.
Bali Sea
The Bali Sea is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean located between the islands of Bali and Sulawesi in Indonesia, known for its rich marine biodiversity and popular dive sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | marginal sea ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Australian Plate subduction
ⓘ
Banda Arc ⓘ Eurasian Plate margin ⓘ
linked to:
Eurasian continental margin
Pacific–Indo-Australian plate interactions ⓘ |
| biodiversity |
coral reef ecosystems on surrounding island shelves
ⓘ
pelagic fish populations ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Ambon Island
ⓘ
Aru Islands ⓘ Buru Island ⓘ Lease Islands ⓘ Maluku Islands ⓘ Seram Island ⓘ
linked to:
Seram
Sulawesi Sea region ⓘ Tanimbar Islands ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature |
active deformation zone
ⓘ
high seismicity region ⓘ young oceanic basin ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Banda Basin
ⓘ
North Banda Basin ⓘ Seram Trough ⓘ Weber Deep ⓘ |
| influencedBy | monsoonal wind system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
active tectonics
ⓘ
complex bathymetry ⓘ deep ocean basins ⓘ steep submarine slopes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australasian Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Malay Archipelago ⓘ Pacific Ocean basin ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Ocean drainage basin
Southeast Asia ⓘ eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
among the deepest points of the Indonesian seas
ⓘ
greater than 7000 m ⓘ |
| oceanographicFeature |
high deep-water temperatures compared to open ocean
ⓘ
part of Indonesian Throughflow pathways ⓘ strong vertical mixing ⓘ |
| partOf |
Banda Sea
ⓘ
Indonesian seas ⓘ Maritime Continent marine region ⓘ
linked to:
Maritime Southeast Asia
|
| researchInterest |
deep-sea geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ subduction processes ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
back-arc basin
ⓘ
complex convergent plate boundary ⓘ subduction zone ⓘ |
| underlainBy |
Banda Arc crust
ⓘ
oceanic crust ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fisheries
ⓘ
marine transportation routes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: northern Banda Sea Description of subject: The northern Banda Sea is a deep marginal sea in eastern Indonesia, bordered by several of the Maluku Islands and known for its complex tectonic setting and deep ocean basins.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.