Sibutu Passage
Sibutu Passage is a deep channel some 18 miles wide that separates Borneo from the Sulu Archipelago. It has a deep sill allowing entry of deep water into the Sulu basin while connecting the Sulu Sea with the Sulawesi Sea that feeds from the Pacific Ocean by the Mindanao Current.- Strait
- …is also known as “Sibutu Pass”
- Description: Pacific deep sea channel
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Latitude
4.90697° or 4° 54′ 25″ north
Longitude
119.62078° or 119° 37′ 15″ east
Open location code
6PPXWJ4C+Q8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=strait
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tamil—“Sibutu Passage” goes by many names.
Sibutu PassageCebuano
西布图海峡Chinese
西布圖海峽Chinese
Sibutu PassageDutch
Laluan SibutuIndonesian
Perlintasan SibutuIndonesian
Selat SibutuIndonesian
Passaggio di SibutuItalian
シブツ海峡Japanese
Selat SibutuMalay
சிபுத்து நீரிணைTamil
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