Sea in the Philippines between Palawan, the Sulu Archipelago, Borneo and Visayas
The sea as viewed fromPalawan Shark found in theTubbataha National Marine Park , Sulu Sea, Philippines TheSulu Sea (Filipino :Dagat Sulu ;Tausug :Dagat sin Sūg ;Malay :Laut Sulu ;Spanish :Mar de Joló ) is abody of water in the southwestern area of thePhilippines , separated from theSouth China Sea in the northwest byPalawan [ 1] Celebes Sea in the southeast by theSulu Archipelago .[ 2] Borneo is found to the southwest andVisayas to the northeast.
The Sulu Sea contains a number of islands. TheCuyo Islands [ 3] [ 4] Cagayan Islands are part of the province of Palawan whereasMapun [ 5] Turtle Islands are part of the province ofTawi-Tawi .[ 6] Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park , one of theWorld Heritage Sites is located.[ 7]
Panay Gulf is an extension of the Sulu Sea. Straits out of the Sulu Sea include theIloilo Strait , theGuimaras Strait , and theBasilan Strait .
The sea's surface area is 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi).[ 8] Pacific Ocean flows into Sulu Sea in northern Mindanao and between Sangihe talaud Archipelago, North Sulawesi.[ 9]
TheInternational Hydrographic Organization (IHO) defines the Sulu Sea as being one of the waters of theEast Indian Archipelago . The IHO defines its limits as follows:[ 10]
It extends about 490 miles (790 km) from north to south and 375 miles (604 km) from east to west. Waves can stretch across 25 kilometers (16 mi) to 35 kilometers (22 mi).[ 11] [ 8]
On the Northwest. FromTanjong Sempang Mangayau , the North point ofBorneo , along the Eastern limit ofSouth China Sea to Cape Calavite, the Northwest point ofMindoro .
On the Northeast. The Southwest coast of Mindoro to Buruncan Point, its Southern extreme, thence a line through Semirara and Caluya Islands to Nasog Point (11°53′N 121°53′E / 11.883°N 121.883°E /11.883; 121.883 Panay , along the West and Southeast coast of that island to Tagubanhan Island (11°08′N 123°07′E / 11.133°N 123.117°E /11.133; 123.117 Negros and down the West coast to Siaton Point, its Southern extreme, thence across to Tagolo Point (8°44′N 123°22′E / 8.733°N 123.367°E /8.733; 123.367 Mindanao .
On the Southeast. From Tagolo Point, down the West coast of Mindanao to the Southwest extremity thence to the North coast ofBasilan Island (6°45′N 122°04′E / 6.750°N 122.067°E /6.750; 122.067 6°04′N 121°27′E / 6.067°N 121.450°E /6.067; 121.450 Jolo Island , through Jolo to a point in long. 121°04'E on its South coast, thence throughTapul andLugus Islands and along the North coast ofTawi Tawi Island toBongao Island off its Western end (5°01′N 119°45′E / 5.017°N 119.750°E /5.017; 119.750 [ 6]
On the Southwest. The North coast of Borneo between Tanjong Labian and Tanjong Sempang Mangayau.
TheStar Trek Hikaru Sulu is named after the Sulu Sea. According to Sulu actorGeorge Takei , "[Gene] Roddenberry's vision for Sulu was to represent all of Asia, being named for the Sulu Sea instead of using a country-specific name".[ 12] [ 13]
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