Solomon Sea

American  

noun

1. a part of the Coral Sea, in the W South Pacific Ocean, between Papua New Guinea on the W and N and the Solomon Islands on the E. 280,000 sq. mi. (720,000 sq. km).

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Example Sentences

Ballard also is responsible for finding pieces of John F. Kennedy's World War II patrol boat in the Solomon Sea, the German battleship Bismarck in the Atlantic, and many ancient ships in the Black Sea, as well as hydrothermal vents near the Galapagos, the channel said.

From Fox News

As the sun dims over the Pacific’s glassy Solomon Sea, Guillaume Iwankow dons his diving gear and descends from the research schooner Tara into a motorized dinghy.

From Scientific American

Its only natural predators are raptors like the Solomon sea eagle.

From Scientific American

The International Union for Conservation of Nature says that only a handful of Omura's whales have been found before, including in the Sea of Japan and the Solomon Sea.

From BBC

Based on the success of this expedition, he plans to explore other deep-water habitats, including the New Britain Trench in the Solomon Sea and the Sirena Deep portion of the Mariana Trench.

From Scientific American