Geography and Nature (Philippines)
Archipelagic Seas, Straits, and Maritime Basins
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- Which strait connects the Samar Sea with the Philippine Sea and separates the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon from Samar?
- Which strait witnessed the historic last battleship-versus-battleship engagement of World War II during the Battle of Leyte Gulf?
- Which body of water located between Batangas and Oriental Mindoro is globally recognized as the 'Center of the Center of Marine Shorefish Biodiversity'?
- Which inland sea is located in the center of the Philippine archipelago, surrounded by Panay, Negros, Cebu, and Masbate?
- What is the name of the underwater extinct volcanic ridge and plateau in the Philippine Sea east of northern Luzon that was declared part of the Philippine continental shelf by the UN in 2012?
- What is the deepest trench in Philippine territorial waters, where the Galathea Depth lies?
- Which body of water in the southwestern Philippines is separated from the South China Sea in the northwest by Palawan?
- Which major gulf forms the principal indentation on the eastern side of Mindanao, bordered by Davao City and surrounding provinces?
- Which gulf was the epicenter of the 1976 earthquake and tsunami near Mindanao and Sulu?
- Which prominent gulf in northwestern Luzon is bordered by Pangasinan and La Union, and served as the landing site for General Douglas MacArthur's invasion force in January 1945?
- Which strait connects the South China Sea with the Sulu Sea near Balabac?
- Which strait separates the islands of Cebu and Negros, designated as the largest marine protected seascape in the Philippines for dolphins and whales?
- What is the name of the wide strait separating Mindoro from the Calamian Islands of Palawan?
- Which deep marine passage separates the Batanes and Babuyan island groups in the northernmost waters of the Philippines?
- Which channel separates Taiwan from the Batanes archipelago of the Philippines?
- Which coral atoll with an inner lagoon, claimed by China, Taiwan and the Philippines, lies between Macclesfield Bank and Luzon?
- What is the name of the submerged coral reef system in Occidental Mindoro that is the second largest contiguous coral reef system in the world?
- What unique geological marine feature located off northern Bohol is one of only six double barrier reefs in the world?
- Which body of water separates the island of Bohol from northern Mindanao and Camiguin Island?
- Which bay forms the natural deep-water harbor on the southern coast of Mindanao upon which General Santos City is situated?
- Which deep inlet of the Moro Gulf indents the southwestern coast of Mindanao between Zamboanga del Sur and Maguindanao?
- Which protected inlet on the northwestern coast of Palawan Island is home to Irrawaddy dolphins?
- Which large bay lies on the eastern shore of Luzon?
- Which strait separates Samar from Leyte, spanned by the San Juanico Bridge?
- Which maritime passage separates the island province of Guimaras from Panay (Iloilo City)?
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