Bohol Sea

Bohol Sea
Mindanao Sea
Image of Bohol Sea with Camiguin island in the background
The sea with Camiguin island in the distance
Image of the Philippines showing the location of Bohol Sea between Bohol and Mindanao Island
Image of the Philippines showing the location of Bohol Sea between Bohol and Mindanao Island
Bohol Sea
Location within the Philippines
Location
Coordinates9°12′N 124°30′E / 9.2°N 124.5°E / 9.2; 124.5
TypeSea
EtymologyBohol / Mindanao
Basin countriesPhilippines

The Bohol Sea, also called the Mindanao Sea, is a sea located between the Visayas and Mindanao islands in the Philippines. It lies south of Bohol and Leyte and north of Mindanao. Siquijor and Camiguin are its two major islands.

The major cities along the coastline of the sea are Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Butuan, Dumaguete, Ozamiz and Tagbilaran.

The sea connects to the Philippine Sea through the Surigao Strait, to the Camotes Sea both through the Canigao Channel and Cebu Strait, and to the Sulu Sea through the strait between Negros Island and Zamboanga Peninsula.

Marine life

Marine life is abundant and includes clownfish, lionfish, barracuda, dolphins and large coral formations. Rorquals, including blue whales, have returned to the Bohol Sea, which is a rare trend in any Asian waters.

View of Bohol sea from The Barangay of Cambanac

References

  1. 1 2 "Bohol Sea". Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  2. ↑ Steve Baum (2011). "Mindanao Sea". www.eoearth.org. The Encyclopedia of Earth. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Return of Rorquals in the Bohol Sea" (PDF). Marinemammalscience.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.