The Camotes Sea is a small sea within the
Philippine archipelago, situated between the
Central Visayan and the
Eastern Visayan regions. It separates
Cebu from
Leyte hence is bordered by Cebu to the west, Leyte to the east and north, and
Bohol
Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol (; ), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands. It is home to Bohola ...
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
The Visayan Sea is a sea in the Philippines surrounded by the islands of the Visayas. It is bounded by the islands Masbate to the north, Panay to the west, Leyte to the east, and Cebu and Negros to the south.
The sea is connected to severa ...
. Southwards, it is connected to the
Bohol Sea (also called the ''Mindanao Sea'') in two ways: to the southwest by the
Cebu Strait
Cebu Strait (Tagalog language, Tagalog: ''Kipot ng Cebú''; also Bohol Strait) is a strait in the Central Visayas region in the Philippines.
Geography
The Cebu Strait (and its 3 channels, the Mactan Channel, Mactan, the Olango Island Group, Ol ...
(and its three channels, the
Mactan, the
Olango, and the
Hilutangan), and to the southeast 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 — the central island group of the Philippines.
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Cebu Strait
Cebu Strait (Tagalog language, Tagalog: ''Kipot ng Cebú''; also Bohol Strait) is a strait in the Central Visayas region in the Philippines.
Geography
The Cebu Strait (and its 3 channels, the Mactan Channel, Mactan, the Olango Island Group, Ol ...
— 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).
*
Danajon Bank — the only double
barrier reef of the
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
.
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Silot Bay — bay in
Liloan,
Cebu connected to the sea.
References
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Seas of the Philippines
Geography of the Visayas
Maritime Southeast Asia