Philippines
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Tawi-Tawi

Sibutu Passage

Sibutu Passage is a deep channel some 18 miles wide that separates from the . 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.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Strait
  • Description: Pacific deep sea channel
  • Also known as: “Sibutu Pass”

Sibutu Passage

Latitude
4.90697° or 4° 54′ 25″ north
Longitude
119.62078° or 119° 37′ 15″ east
Open location code
6PPXWJ4C+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9209840543
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
Geo­Names ID
1686705
Wiki­data ID
Q2857385
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tamil—“Sibutu Passage” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sibutu Passage”
  • Chinese: “西布图海峡”
  • Chinese: “西布圖海峽”
  • Dutch: “Sibutu Passage”
  • Indonesian: “Laluan Sibutu”
  • Indonesian: “Perlintasan Sibutu”
  • Indonesian: “Selat Sibutu”
  • Italian: “Passaggio di Sibutu”
  • Japanese: “シブツ海峡”
  • Malay: “Selat Sibutu”
  • Spanish: “Pasaje de Sibutu”
  • Tamil: “சிபுத்து நீரிணை”

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