Sarangani Bay is a

bay A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a ''gulf'', ''sea'', ''sound'', or ''bight''. A ''cove'' is a small, ci ...

located on the southern tip of

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in the

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. It opens up to the Celebes Sea on the

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General Santos General Santos, officially the City of General Santos and abbreviated as GenSan, is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Regions of the Philippines, region of Soccsksargen, Philippines. According to ...

, 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. Sarangani Bay was declared a

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under Republic Act No. 11038 (Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018) signed by President

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in July 2018.

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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

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