Sibuyan Sea

Sibuyan Sea
An aerial view of Sibuyan Island within the sea
Sibuyan Sea Location within the Philippines
Location	Bicol Region, MIMAROPA and Western Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates	12°40′00″N 122°30′00″E / 12.66667°N 122.50000°E / 12.66667; 122.50000Coordinates: 12°40′00″N 122°30′00″E / 12.66667°N 122.50000°E / 12.66667; 122.50000
Type	sea

The Sibuyan Sea is a small sea in the Philippines that separates the Visayas from the northern Philippine island of Luzon.

It is bounded by the island of Panay to the south, Mindoro to the west, Masbate to the east, and to the north Marinduque and the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon Island.

The Sibuyan Sea is connected to the Sulu Sea via the Tablas Strait in the west, the South China Sea via the Isla Verde Passage in the north-west, and the Visayan Sea via the Jintotolo Channel in the south-east. The Romblon Islands lie within the Sibuyan Sea.

History

The sea was the site of the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea on October 24, 1944 where the Japanese battleship Musashi was sunk and other ships were damaged.

External links

Media related to Sibuyan Sea at Wikimedia Commons

Seas of the Philippines

Ocean	Pacific Ocean

Sea	Bohol Sea Camotes Sea Celebes Sea East Philippine Sea Samar Sea Sibuyan Sea Sulu Sea Visayan Sea West Philippine Sea

Strait	Balabac Strait Basilan 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

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