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OAS seaname Detail for Mindanao Sea
| seanames_id: | 88 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Mindanao Sea |
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| Definition: | The limits of the Mindanao Sea, lying off the southwestern coast of Mindanao Island and bounded on the south by the Sulawesi Sea, are the following: On the North: The southwestern coast of Mindanao Island, from Mariqui Point (6 Degrees 53 Minutes 20 Seconds N - 122 Degrees 06 Minutes 30 Seconds E), southeastward to Tinaca Point (5 Degrees 33 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 125 Degrees 19 Minutes 45 Seconds E), the southern extremity of this island. On the East: A line joining Tinaca Point southward to the western extremity of Balut Island (5 Degrees 23 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 125 Degrees 19 Minutes 45 Seconds E), and thence to the northern extremity of Marore Island d(4 Degrees 45 Minutes N - 125 Degrees 29 Minutes 20 Seconds E) (the common limit with the Sulawesi Sea, see 6.25). On the South: A line joining the northern extremity of Marore Island westward, along the parallel of 4 Degrees 45 Minutes N, to the eastern coast of Sibutu Island (4 Degrees 45 Minutes N - 119 Degrees 30 Minutes 20 Seconds E) (the common limit with the Sulawesi Sea, see 6.25). On the West : The eastern coast of Sibutu Island, from the parallel of 4 Degrees 45 Minutes N northward to the northern extremity of this island (4 Degrees 54 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 119 Degrees 27 Minutes 10 Seconds E); thence a line joining the northern extremity of Sibutu Island northeastward to Tampat Point (5 Degrees 00 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 119 Degrees 44 Minutes 40 Seconds E), the southern extremity of Bongao Island; thence from Tampat Point northeastward along the western coasts of Bongao Island and Sanga Sanga Island, and the northern coast of Tawitawi Island, to Tongehatan Point (5 Degrees 21 Minutes N - 120 Degrees 10 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the northern extremity of Tawitawi Island; thence a line joining Tongehatan Point northeastward, through Cacatan Island (5 Degrees 30 Minutes N - 120 Degrees 27 Minutes E), Lugus Island (5 Degrees 41 Minutes N - 120 Degrees 50 Minutes E), and Tapul Island (5 Degrees 44 Minutes N - 120 Degrees 54 Minutes E), to Putic Point (5 Degrees 52 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 121 Degrees 04 Minutes 30 Seconds E), on the southern coast of Jolo Island; thence from Putic Point northeastward, along the eastern coast of Jolo Island, to the northeastern coast of this island (6 Degrees 00 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 121 Degrees 23 Minutes 30 Seconds E); thence a line joining the northeastern coast of Jolo Island northeastward, through Capual Island (6 Degrees 02 Minutes N - 121 Degrees 24 Minutes E) and Bitinan Island (6 Degrees 04 Minutes N - 121 Degrees 27 Minutes E), to Mangal Point (6 Degrees 24 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 121 Degrees 57 Minutes 25 Seconds E), the southern extremity of Basilan Island; thence from Mangal Point northward along the eastern coast of Basilan Island to Batupare Point (6 Degrees 45 Minutes N - 122 Degrees 04 Minutes 20 Seconds E), the northern extremity of this island; and thence a line joining Batupare Point northward to Mariqui Point (6 Degrees 53 Minutes 20 Seconds N - 122 Degrees 06 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the southwestern extremity of Mindanao Island (the common limit with the Sulu Sea, see 6.27). |
| Citation: | Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2000-10-24 04:00:00+00 |