Gulf of Boni

Gulf of the Banda Sea in Sulawesi, Indonesia

4°0′S 120°45′E / 4.000°S 120.750°E / -4.000; 120.750 (Gulf of Boni)Basin countriesIndonesia

The Gulf of Boni^[1] (Indonesian: Teluk Bone), also known as the Gulf of Bone, Bay of Boni, and Bone Bay, is the gulf which divides the South and Southeast Peninsulas of the island of Sulawesi (Celebes) in Indonesia. It opens on the south into the Banda Sea.^[2]

Extent

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) defines the Gulf of Boni (or Bone) as being one of the divisions of the East Indian Archipelago.^[3] It is defined as the waters north of the "line from Tanjung Lassa, Celebes, to the North point of Kabaena Island (5°05′S 121°52′E / 5.083°S 121.867°E / -5.083; 121.867) and thence up this meridian to the coast of Celebes".^[1]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b IHO (1953), §48 (k).
^ IHO (1953), §48 (g).
^ IHO (1953), §48.

Bibliography

Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd ed. (PDF), International Hydrographic Organization, 1953, archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-05, retrieved 29 December 2020.

Indonesian seas

East Indian Archipelago

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