A sea of the southwestern Pacific north of Papua New Guinea's mainland, enclosed by the Bismarck Archipelago and named for the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck during the era of German colonial claims in the region. It was the site of a major Allied naval and air victory in 1943.
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Source Bismarck Sea (Wikipedia)
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1. Bismarck Sea (Wikipedia)
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Shaped By: Plate Tectonics, Formation statement for target 23636
The geology is related to the tectonic processes that have produced the underlying South Bismarck Plate and the relic North Bismarck Plate.
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