Cebu Strait

Cebu Strait
Bohol Strait
The strait with Cebu Island in the background
Cebu Strait Location within the Philippines
Location	Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates	9°49′39.36″N 123°41′26.88″E / 9.8276000°N 123.6908000°E / 9.8276000; 123.6908000Coordinates: 9°49′39.36″N 123°41′26.88″E / 9.8276000°N 123.6908000°E / 9.8276000; 123.6908000
Type	strait
Part of	Bohol Sea and Camotes Sea

Cebu Strait (Tagalog:Kipot ng Cebú; also Bohol Strait) is a strait in the Central Visayas region in the Philippines.

Geography

The Cebu Strait connects the western part of the Bohol Sea with the Camotes Sea, and separates the island provinces of Cebu and Bohol.^[1]

Transport

The strait is a major sea-lane connecting Cebu City on its northern end with port cities in the south such as Dumaguete City and Cagayan de Oro City.

Mactan Island, on the northern end of the strait, has Mactan International Airport, one of the major airports in the country.

References

↑ "Cebu Strait: Philippines". Geographical Names. Geographic.org. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

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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