Banda Trench
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The Banda Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the eastern Indonesian archipelago, formed by complex subduction processes at the convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banda Trench canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8616134 — 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: Banda Trench Context triple: [Seram Trough, relatedStructure, Banda Trench]
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A.
Palau Trench
The Palau Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific Ocean near Palau, formed by the subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate.
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B.
Tonga Trench
The Tonga Trench is one of the deepest oceanic trenches on Earth, located in the southwestern Pacific and formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Indo-Australian Plate.
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C.
Timor Trench
Timor Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the eastern Indian Ocean, marking a major tectonic boundary between the Australian Plate and the Banda Sea region near Timor.
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D.
New Guinea Trench
The New Guinea Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific Ocean formed by the subduction of the Caroline Plate beneath the New Guinea region.
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E.
Philippine Trench
The Philippine Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific, known as one of the deepest points on Earth’s seafloor and a major site of tectonic subduction.
- 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: Banda Trench Target entity description: The Banda Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the eastern Indonesian archipelago, formed by complex subduction processes at the convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
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A.
Palau Trench
The Palau Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific Ocean near Palau, formed by the subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate.
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B.
Tonga Trench
The Tonga Trench is one of the deepest oceanic trenches on Earth, located in the southwestern Pacific and formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Indo-Australian Plate.
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C.
Timor Trench
Timor Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the eastern Indian Ocean, marking a major tectonic boundary between the Australian Plate and the Banda Sea region near Timor.
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D.
New Guinea Trench
The New Guinea Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific Ocean formed by the subduction of the Caroline Plate beneath the New Guinea region.
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E.
Philippine Trench
The Philippine Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific, known as one of the deepest points on Earth’s seafloor and a major site of tectonic subduction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | oceanic trench ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Banda Arc volcanic chain
ⓘ
Seram Trough ⓘ Timor Trough ⓘ |
| associatedPlate |
Australian Plate
ⓘ
Eurasian Plate ⓘ Pacific Plate ⓘ Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Banda Sea back-arc basin
ⓘ
earthquake activity ⓘ regional seismicity ⓘ tsunami hazard ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| depthCategory | hadal zone feature ⓘ |
| environment | deep-marine ⓘ |
| featureOf | complex plate boundary zone between Australia and Eurasia ⓘ |
| formedBy |
collision of tectonic plates
ⓘ
subduction ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Banda Arc ⓘ |
| hazardRelevance |
potential source of tsunamis in eastern Indonesia
ⓘ
source region for large earthquakes ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
deformation of Banda Arc
ⓘ
uplift of Timor region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Banda Sea
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ eastern Indonesian archipelago ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
over 23000 ft
ⓘ
over 7000 m ⓘ |
| morphology | curved trench system ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Banda Sea ⓘ |
| near |
Maluku Islands
ⓘ
Seram Island ⓘ
linked to:
Seram
Timor ⓘ |
| ocean |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| overridingPlate | Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Banda Arc subduction system
ⓘ
linked to:
Banda Sea subduction system
Sunda-Banda subduction zone ⓘ
linked to:
Banda subduction zone
|
| region |
Eastern Indonesia
ⓘ
linked to:
eastern Indonesia
|
| researchInterest |
arc-continent collision processes
ⓘ
plate-tectonic evolution of eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| subductingPlate | Indo-Australian Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicProcess |
arc-continent collision
ⓘ
oceanic lithosphere subduction ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Banda Trench Description of subject: The Banda Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the eastern Indonesian archipelago, formed by complex subduction processes at the convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.