Savu Sea
E184713
The Savu Sea is a small sea in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, known for its deep waters, rich marine biodiversity, and location between islands such as Timor, Sumba, and Flores.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Savu Sea canonical | 15 |
| Savage Sea (Savusavu Sea) vicinity / Savu Sea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1287372 — 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: Savu Sea Context triple: [Komodo, seaBorder, Savu 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.
Sulu Sea
The Sulu Sea is a marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, located between the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia, known for its rich marine biodiversity and important shipping routes.
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C.
Flores Sea
The Flores Sea is a marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, located in Indonesia between the islands of Flores, Sulawesi, and Sumbawa, and known for its deep basins and rich marine biodiversity.
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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.
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.
- 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: Savu Sea Target entity description: The Savu Sea is a small sea in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, known for its deep waters, rich marine biodiversity, and location between islands such as Timor, Sumba, and Flores.
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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.
Sulu Sea
The Sulu Sea is a marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, located between the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia, known for its rich marine biodiversity and important shipping routes.
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C.
Flores Sea
The Flores Sea is a marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, located in Indonesia between the islands of Flores, Sulawesi, and Sumbawa, and known for its deep basins and rich marine biodiversity.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sea ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Indonesia ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Adonara Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Adonara
Laut Flores ⓘ
surface form:
Flores
Lembata ⓘ Rote Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Savu Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Solor ⓘ Sumba ⓘ Timor ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Banda Sea
ⓘ
Flores Sea ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Timor Sea ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Indonesia ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
cetaceans
ⓘ
hard corals ⓘ reef fish ⓘ sea turtles ⓘ soft corals ⓘ |
| hasConservationArea | Savu Sea National Marine Park ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep basins
ⓘ
steep underwater slopes ⓘ strong ocean currents ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coral reef ecosystems
ⓘ
deep waters ⓘ dolphin populations ⓘ rich marine biodiversity ⓘ whale migration routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lesser Sunda Islands
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | East Nusa Tenggara ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Australian Plate
ⓘ
Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| marineEcoregionOf | World Wildlife Fund ⓘ |
| near |
Flores
ⓘ
surface form:
Flores Island
Sumba ⓘ
surface form:
Sumba Island
Timor ⓘ
surface form:
Timor Island
|
| oceanographicRegion | eastern Indian Ocean–western Pacific transition zone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Coral Triangle
ⓘ
surface form:
Coral Triangle region
East Indies ⓘ
surface form:
East Indian Archipelago
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
marine transportation ⓘ whale watching tourism ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | marginal sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Savu Sea Description of subject: The Savu Sea is a small sea in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, known for its deep waters, rich marine biodiversity, and location between islands such as Timor, Sumba, and Flores.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Savage Sea (Savusavu Sea) vicinity / Savu Sea