Sarangani Bay is a

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located on the southern tip of

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in the

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. It opens up to the

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on the

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General Santos City General Santos, officially the City of General Santos,; hil, Dakbanwa sang Heneral Santos; Maguindanao: ''Ingud nu Heneral Santos''; Blaan: ''Banwe Dadiangas''; Tboli: ''Benwu Dadiangas''; Filipino: ''Lungsod ng Heneral Santos'' and abbre ...

, one of the Philippines most important cities and ports, is located at the head of the bay, making the bay one of the busiest and often the site of shipping accidents. The province of Sarangani, created in 1992, is named after the bay.

Gallery

Aerial shot of General Santos City Port in South Cotabato.jpg, An aerial view of the bay showing the port of General Santos File:Sarangani Bay protected seascape 3.jpg, Sarangani Bay is one of the protected seascapes in the Philippines. File:Sarangani bay protected seascape 2.jpg, Another view of the bay

References

Bays of the Philippines Protected seascapes of the Philippines Landforms of Sarangani Landforms of South Cotabato {{philippines-geo-stub