Sulu Sea
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The Sulu Sea is a large sea in the southwestern area of the Philippines. It is separated from the South China Sea in the northwest by Palawan, and from the Celebes Sea in the southeast by the Sulu Archipelago. Borneo is found to the southwest and Visayas to the northeast. Sulu Sea contains a number of islands. The Cuyo Islands and Cagayan Sulu are part of the province of Palawan while Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi and the Turtle Islands are part of the province of Tawi-Tawi. Sulu Sea is also where the Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park, one of the World Heritage Sites is located. Star Trek character Hikaru Sulu was named after the sea.
bg:Море Сулу ca:Mar de Sulu de:Sulusee et:Sulu meri es:Mar de Sulu id:Laut Sulu it:Mare di Sulu pam:Dayat Malat ning Sulu lv:Sulu jūra lt:Sulu jūra ms:Laut Sulu nl:Suluzee ja:スールー海 no:Sulusjøen pl:Morze Sulu pt:Mar de Sulu ru:Море Сулу sr:Сулуско море fi:Sulunmeri tr:Sulu Denizi uk:Море Сулу |
