Molucca Sea Plate
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The Molucca Sea Plate is a small, complex tectonic plate in eastern Indonesia that is being consumed in a rare double-sided subduction zone between larger surrounding plates.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Molucca Sea Plate canonical | 4 |
| Molucca Sea Plate region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14309804 — 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: Molucca Sea Plate Context triple: [Halmahera Plate, interactsWith, Molucca Sea Plate]
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A.
Solomon Sea Plate
The Solomon Sea Plate is a small, active oceanic tectonic plate in the southwestern Pacific, located north of Papua New Guinea and associated with intense subduction and volcanism.
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B.
Banda Sea Plate
The Banda Sea Plate is a small tectonic plate in eastern Indonesia involved in complex interactions and subduction with surrounding microplates and major plates in the region.
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C.
Sulu Sea Plate
The Sulu Sea Plate is a small tectonic plate in the western Pacific region underlying the Sulu Sea between the Philippines and Borneo.
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D.
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.
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E.
Kula Plate
The Kula Plate was an ancient oceanic tectonic plate in the northern Pacific that once subducted beneath western North America before being largely consumed.
- 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: Molucca Sea Plate Target entity description: The Molucca Sea Plate is a small, complex tectonic plate in eastern Indonesia that is being consumed in a rare double-sided subduction zone between larger surrounding plates.
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A.
Solomon Sea Plate
The Solomon Sea Plate is a small, active oceanic tectonic plate in the southwestern Pacific, located north of Papua New Guinea and associated with intense subduction and volcanism.
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B.
Banda Sea Plate
The Banda Sea Plate is a small tectonic plate in eastern Indonesia involved in complex interactions and subduction with surrounding microplates and major plates in the region.
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C.
Sulu Sea Plate
The Sulu Sea Plate is a small tectonic plate in the western Pacific region underlying the Sulu Sea between the Philippines and Borneo.
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D.
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.
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E.
Kula Plate
The Kula Plate was an ancient oceanic tectonic plate in the northern Pacific that once subducted beneath western North America before being largely consumed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Molucca Sea Plate