Sulawesi Sea region

All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Celebes Sea region	10
Sulawesi Sea region canonical	8
North Sulawesi marine ecoregion	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4741433 — 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: Sulawesi Sea region
Context triple: [Gulf of Tomini, locatedIn, Sulawesi Sea region]

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.
B. 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.
C. Natuna Sea
The Natuna Sea is a marginal sea of the South China Sea located around Indonesia’s Natuna Islands, known for its rich fisheries and significant offshore natural gas reserves.
D. Mindanao Sea region
The Mindanao Sea region is a maritime area in the southern Philippines encompassing the waters around Mindanao and nearby islands, known for its rich marine biodiversity and strategic shipping routes.
E. 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.
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: Sulawesi Sea region
Target entity description: The Sulawesi Sea region is a marine area in the western Pacific around northern Sulawesi, known for its deep basins, rich coral reef biodiversity, and complex network of gulfs and straits.

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.
B. 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.
C. Natuna Sea
The Natuna Sea is a marginal sea of the South China Sea located around Indonesia’s Natuna Islands, known for its rich fisheries and significant offshore natural gas reserves.
D. Mindanao Sea region
The Mindanao Sea region is a maritime area in the southern Philippines encompassing the waters around Mindanao and nearby islands, known for its rich marine biodiversity and strategic shipping routes.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	marine region ⓘ sea area ⓘ
borders	Borneo region ⓘ Celebes Sea area ⓘ linked to: Celebes Sea Philippine islands ⓘ linked to: Philippine Archipelago northern Sulawesi ⓘ
climate	tropical ⓘ
connectedTo	Makassar Strait ⓘ Molucca Sea region ⓘ linked to: Molucca Sea Philippine Sea region ⓘ linked to: Philippine Sea various coastal gulfs ⓘ
ecosystemType	coral reef ecosystem ⓘ tropical marine ecosystem ⓘ
hasBiodiversityStatus	megadiverse marine area ⓘ
hasFeature	complex coastline ⓘ deep basins ⓘ high marine biodiversity ⓘ narrow straits ⓘ rich coral reef biodiversity ⓘ submarine canyons ⓘ
hasOceanographicCharacteristic	deep-water circulation ⓘ strong currents ⓘ upwelling zones ⓘ
hasPart	Sulawesi Sea ⓘ linked to: Celebes Sea coral reefs ⓘ deep marine basins ⓘ gulfs ⓘ straits ⓘ
knownFor	complex oceanographic circulation ⓘ coral reef diversity ⓘ endemic marine species ⓘ important fisheries ⓘ
locatedIn	Coral Triangle ⓘ Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
namedAfter	Sulawesi ⓘ linked to: Celebes
partOf	Indo-Pacific biogeographic region ⓘ linked to: Indo-Pacific region Pacific Ocean basin ⓘ linked to: Pacific Ocean drainage basin
supportsActivity	fishing ⓘ marine tourism ⓘ marine transportation ⓘ scuba diving ⓘ
threatenedBy	climate change impacts ⓘ coral reef degradation ⓘ marine pollution ⓘ overfishing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gulf of Tomini → locatedIn → Sulawesi Sea region ⓘ

Eastern Indonesia → contains → Sulawesi Sea region ⓘ

subject linked to: eastern Indonesia

Bay of Manado → locatedIn → Celebes Sea region ⓘ