Sibuyan Sea

Sibuyan Sea
Aerial view of Sibuyan Island within the sea
Sibuyan Sea Location within the Philippines Sibuyan Sea Sibuyan Sea (Luzon) Sibuyan Sea Sibuyan Sea (Philippines)
Location	Bicol Region Mimaropa Western Visayas
Coordinates	12°40′00″N 122°30′00″E
Type	sea
Etymology	Sibuyan
Basin countries	Philippines

The Sibuyan Sea is a small sea in the Philippines separating Luzon to the Visayas.

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.

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 northwest, 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