The Camotes Sea is a small sea within the
Philippine archipelago, situated between the
Central Visayan and the
Eastern Visayan regions. It separates
Cebu
Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and ...
from
Leyte hence is bordered by Cebu to the west, Leyte to the east and north, and
Bohol to the south. At its center are the
Camotes Islands, but it also contains
Mactan Island,
Olango Island,
Lapinig Island (in Bohol), and various other small
islets.
Northwards, the sea is connected to the
Visayan Sea. Southwards, it is connected to the
Bohol Sea (also called the ''Mindanao Sea'') in two ways: to the SW by the
Cebu Strait (and its 3 channels, the
Mactan, the
Olango, & the
Hilutangan), and to the SE by the
Canigao Channel.
The Camotes Sea also contains the
Danajon Bank, which is a double
barrier reef in the Philippines, which is a very rare geological formation, and there are only 6 double barrier reefs in the world. It comprises two sets of large coral reefs that formed offshore on a submarine ridge due to a combination of favorable tidal currents and coral growth in the area.
See also
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Geography of the Visayas
Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...
— the central island group of the Philippines.
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Cebu Strait — the strait between the islands of Cebu and Bohol, which connects the Camotes Sea to the
Bohol Sea (west part).
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Canigao Channel — the strait between the islands of Bohol and Leyte, which connects the Camotes Sea to the
Bohol Sea (east part).
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Danajon Bank — the only double
barrier reef of the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
.
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Silot Bay — bay in
Liloan,
Cebu
Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and ...
connected to the sea.
References
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Seas of the Philippines
Geography of the Visayas
Maritime Southeast Asia