Inner Banda Arc
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The Inner Banda Arc is a volcanic island arc in the Banda Sea region of eastern Indonesia, formed by subduction processes and comprising islands such as Atauro.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inner Banda Arc canonical | 4 |
| Banda volcanic arc | 1 |
| Sunda–Banda Arc | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2211597 — 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: Inner Banda Arc Context triple: [Atauro, islandGroup, Inner Banda Arc]
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A.
Sunda Arc
The Sunda Arc is a major volcanic island arc in Indonesia formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate, hosting numerous active volcanoes across Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands.
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B.
Izu–Bonin Arc
The Izu–Bonin Arc is a volcanic island arc in the western Pacific Ocean formed by subduction along the boundary of the Philippine Sea Plate, stretching south from Japan’s Izu Peninsula toward the Mariana Islands.
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C.
Mariana volcanic arc
The Mariana volcanic arc is a chain of active and dormant volcanoes in the western Pacific Ocean formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.
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D.
Tonga–Kermadec Arc
The Tonga–Kermadec Arc is a major submarine volcanic island arc and trench system in the southwest Pacific Ocean, formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Indo-Australian Plate and known for its intense seismic and volcanic activity.
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E.
Aleutian Arc
The Aleutian Arc is a major volcanic island chain and subduction zone stretching from Alaska toward Russia, forming part of the tectonically active northern boundary of the Pacific Ocean.
- 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: Inner Banda Arc Target entity description: The Inner Banda Arc is a volcanic island arc in the Banda Sea region of eastern Indonesia, formed by subduction processes and comprising islands such as Atauro.
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A.
Sunda Arc
The Sunda Arc is a major volcanic island arc in Indonesia formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate, hosting numerous active volcanoes across Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands.
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B.
Izu–Bonin Arc
The Izu–Bonin Arc is a volcanic island arc in the western Pacific Ocean formed by subduction along the boundary of the Philippine Sea Plate, stretching south from Japan’s Izu Peninsula toward the Mariana Islands.
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C.
Mariana volcanic arc
The Mariana volcanic arc is a chain of active and dormant volcanoes in the western Pacific Ocean formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.
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D.
Tonga–Kermadec Arc
The Tonga–Kermadec Arc is a major submarine volcanic island arc and trench system in the southwest Pacific Ocean, formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Indo-Australian Plate and known for its intense seismic and volcanic activity.
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E.
Aleutian Arc
The Aleutian Arc is a major volcanic island chain and subduction zone stretching from Alaska toward Russia, forming part of the tectonically active northern boundary of the Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
ⓘ
volcanic island arc ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Banda Sea Plate
ⓘ
collision of Australian continental margin with island arc ⓘ |
| boundedBy | Outer Banda Arc ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| formedBy |
convergence of tectonic plates
ⓘ
subduction processes ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Banda region ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep adjacent basins
ⓘ
steep submarine slopes ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Atauro
ⓘ
Damar ⓘ Manuk ⓘ Nila ⓘ Nusantara volcanic islands (collective) ⓘ Romang ⓘ Serua ⓘ Teon ⓘ Tepa ⓘ Wetar ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
arc-continent collision
ⓘ
crustal deformation ⓘ seismic activity ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
arc-continent collision processes
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plate-tectonic evolution of eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| liesNorthOf | Timor ⓘ |
| liesSouthOf | central Banda Sea basin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Banda Sea
ⓘ
eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| orientation | curved arc ⓘ |
| orogeny | Banda orogeny ⓘ |
| overlies |
Sunda subduction system
ⓘ
surface form:
subducting Australian Plate
|
| partOf | Banda Arc ⓘ |
| region |
Maritime Southeast Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Sunda subduction system
ⓘ
surface form:
Sunda-Banda Arc system
|
| separates |
Banda Sea
ⓘ
Timor Sea ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction zone ⓘ |
| volcanicActivity | historically active ⓘ |
| volcanismType | arc volcanism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Inner Banda Arc Description of subject: The Inner Banda Arc is a volcanic island arc in the Banda Sea region of eastern Indonesia, formed by subduction processes and comprising islands such as Atauro.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sunda–Banda Arc
this entity surface form:
Banda volcanic arc