Mindoro Strait

View of Mindoro Strait from the Apo Reef Lighthouse

The Mindoro Strait (Filipino: Kipot ng Mindoro) is one of the straits connecting the South China Sea with the Sulu Sea in the Philippines.^[1] It separates Mindoro Island from Busuanga Island (Calamian Islands) of Palawan. Located within its waters is the Apo Reef, the largest coral reef system in the Philippines.^[2]

The Mindoro Strait is part of an alternate route for large ships going to and from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. These are ships larger than the Malaccamax size and therefore cannot pass through the Strait of Malacca.

See also

• Balabac Strait - another strait connecting the South China Sea with the Sulu Sea

References

v t e Seas of the Philippines Ocean Pacific Ocean Sea Bohol Sea Camotes Sea Celebes Sea Philippine Sea Samar Sea Sibuyan Sea Sulu Sea Visayan Sea South China Sea Strait Balabac Strait Cebu Strait Guimaras Strait Iloilo Strait Luzon Strait Mindoro Strait San Bernardino Strait San Juanico Strait Surigao Strait Tablas Strait Tañon Strait Gulf Albay Gulf Davao Gulf Lagonoy Gulf Leyte Gulf Lingayen Gulf Moro Gulf Panay Gulf Ragay Gulf See also: Bodies of water of the Philippines

Coordinates: 12°20′N 120°40′E / 12.333°N 120.667°E / 12.333; 120.667