Cebu Strait
Bohol Strait
The strait with Cebu Island in the background
Cebu Strait is located in Visayas
Cebu Strait
Cebu Strait
Location within the Philippines
Cebu Strait is located in Philippines
Cebu Strait
Cebu Strait
Cebu Strait (Philippines)
LocationCentral Visayas
Coordinates9°49′39″N 123°41′26″E / 9.82750°N 123.69056°E / 9.82750; 123.69056
Typestrait
Etymology
Part of

Cebu Strait (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, the Olango, & the Hilutangan) connects the western part of the Bohol Sea with the Camotes Sea, and separates the island provinces of Cebu and Bohol.[1]

Transport

The strait is a major sea-lane connecting Cebu City on the strait's northern end with port cities in the south such as Dumaguete in Negros Oriental and Cagayan de Oro in Northern Mindanao.

Mactan Island, on the northern end of the strait, has Mactan–Cebu International Airport, one of the major airports in the country.

See also

References

  1. "Cebu Strait: Philippines". Geographical Names. Geographic.org. Retrieved October 28, 2013.


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