Bismarck Sea

Interisland Sea in the Pacific Ocean

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The Bismarck Sea is a body of water in the Pacific Ocean located between several islands in the region. It is an important maritime area that has been significant for shipping and regional activity in the Pacific.

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Instance of: sea
Part of: Pacific Ocean
Named after: Otto von Bismarck
Country: Papua New Guinea
Continent: Insular Oceania
Area: 361000
Shares border with: South Pacific Ocean
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Width: 577

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Commons category: Bismarck Sea
topic's main category: Category:Bismarck Sea
basin country: Papua New Guinea
vertical depth: 2900
inflows: Sepik

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Encyclopedic overview

The Bismarck Sea (German: Bismarcksee, pronounced ['bɪsmarkzeː]) lies in the south-western Pacific Ocean within the Papua New Guinean exclusive economic zone. It is located north-east of the island of New Guinea and south of the Bismarck Archipelago. It has coastlines in districts of the Islands Region, Momase Region, and Papua Region.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bismarck Sea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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