Oceans and seas:Banda Sea
Published: March 30, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: November 13, 2011, 7:21 pm
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Banda Sea. Source: OMC
The Banda Sea is a regional sea in the Australasian Archipelago covering approximately 470,000 square kilometers and centered at about 126 degrees E and 5 degrees S. It consists of several basins and troughs interconnected by sills whose depths are mostly greater than 3000 meters.
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Further Reading
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Physical Oceanography Index
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Seas of the world on the Encyclopedia of Earth
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Arnold L. Gordon, Amy Ffield, and A. Gani Ilahude. Thermocline of the Flores and Banda Seas. J. Geophys. Res., 99:18235–18242, 1994.
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Dharma Arief. Outer Southeast Asia: A region of deep straits, including the Banda Sea. In A. R. Robinson and K. H. Brink, editors, The Sea - Vol. 11: The Global Coastal Ocean, Regional Studies and Syntheses, pages 507–522. Wiley, 1998.
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Steve Baum (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Contributing Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Banda Sea". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 30, 2010; Last revised Date November 13, 2011; Retrieved May 23, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Banda_Sea?topic=49523>
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Banda Sea. Source: OMC
The Banda Sea is a regional sea in the Australasian Archipelago covering approximately 470,000 square kilometers and centered at about 126 degrees E and 5 degrees S. It consists of several basins and troughs interconnected by sills whose depths are mostly greater than 3000 meters.
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This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to expand this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion. |
Further Reading
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Physical Oceanography Index
-
Seas of the world on the Encyclopedia of Earth
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Arnold L. Gordon, Amy Ffield, and A. Gani Ilahude. Thermocline of the Flores and Banda Seas. J. Geophys. Res., 99:18235–18242, 1994.
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Dharma Arief. Outer Southeast Asia: A region of deep straits, including the Banda Sea. In A. R. Robinson and K. H. Brink, editors, The Sea - Vol. 11: The Global Coastal Ocean, Regional Studies and Syntheses, pages 507–522. Wiley, 1998.
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