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- Location
- Bicol Region Eastern Visayas
- Type
- sea
- Etymology
- Samar
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The Samar Sea is a small sea within the Philippine archipelago, situated between the Bicol Region of Luzon and the Eastern Visayas.
It is bordered by the islands of Samar to the east, Leyte to the south, Masbate to the west, and Luzon to the north. The sea is connected to the Philippine Sea to the north via San Bernardino Strait, to Leyte Gulf to the southeast via San Juanico Strait, to the Visayan Sea to the southwest, and to the Sibuyan Sea to the northwest via Masbate Pass and Ticao Pass. It contains Biliran Island, the islands of Almagro, Maripipi, Sto. Nino, Daram, and Tagapul-an.
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Luzon Strait
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Philippines
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sea
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Pacific Ocean
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geographic coordinate system
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South China Sea
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Luzon
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Philippine Sea
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Celebes Sea
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deforestation
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Sulu Sea
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body of water
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Leyte
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Samar Island
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Bohol Sea
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Visayan Sea
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Sibuyan Sea
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Bicol Region
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Biliran
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