The Banda Sea is a sea in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia, technically part of the Pacific Ocean but separated from it by hundreds of islands, as well as the Halmahera and Ceram Seas. It is about 1000 km (600 mi) east to west, and about 500 km (300 mi) north to south.
Read more about Banda Sea: Extent, Islands, Plate Tectonic Activities in Banda Sea, Earthquakes, Ecology
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