Sulu Sea

Sulu Sea
Satellite image from NASA showing the internal waves formed in the Sulu Sea
Satellite image from NASA showing the internal waves formed in the Sulu Sea
Sulu Sea is located in Mindanao
Sulu Sea
Sulu Sea
Location within the Philippines, with the island of Borneo to the southwest
Sulu Sea is located in Philippines
Sulu Sea
Sulu Sea
Sulu Sea (Philippines)
Sulu Sea is located in Southeast Asia
Sulu Sea
Sulu Sea
Sulu Sea (Southeast Asia)
LocationSoutheast Asia
Coordinates8°N 120°E / 8°N 120°E / 8; 120
Typesea
EtymologySulu
Part ofPacific Ocean
Basin countriesMalaysia and Philippines
Surface area260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi)
Settlements
The sea as viewed from Palawan
Shark found in the Tubbataha National Marine Park, Sulu Sea, Philippines

The Sulu Sea (Filipino: Dagat Sulu; Tausug: Dagat sin Sūg; Malay: Laut Sulu) is a body of water in the southwestern area of the Philippines, separated from the South China Sea in the northwest by Palawan[1] and from the Celebes Sea in the southeast by the Sulu Archipelago.[2] Borneo is found to the southwest and Visayas to the northeast.

The Sulu Sea contains a number of islands. The Cuyo Islands[3][4] and the Cagayan Islands are part of the province of Palawan whereas Mapun[5] and the Turtle Islands are part of the province of Tawi-Tawi.[6] Sulu Sea is also where the Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park, one of the World Heritage Sites is located.[7]

Panay Gulf is an extension of the Sulu Sea. Straits out of the Sulu Sea include the Iloilo Strait, the Guimaras Strait, and the Basilan Strait.

  1. ^ "Coron Bay, Philippines : UnderwaterAsia.info". www.underwaterasia.info. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Sulu Sea, Philippines : UnderwaterAsia.info". www.underwaterasia.info. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ Traveler's Companion Philippines 1998 p.214 Kirsten Ellis, Globe Pequot Press Globe Pequot, 1998
  4. ^ "Jewel of Sulu Sea - The Manila Times Online". www.manilatimes.net. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Mapun - island, Philippines". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Tawi Tawi - island, Philippines". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. ^ C.Michael Hogan. 2011. Sulu Sea. Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. P.Saundry & C.J.Cleveland. Washington DC