Cebu Strait
{{Short description|Strait in Central Visayas, Philippines}}
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{{Infobox body of water
| name = Cebu Strait
| other_name = Bohol Strait
| etymology = {{hlist | Cebu | Bohol}}
| location = Central Visayas
| pushpin_map = Visayas#Philippines
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the Philippines
| coordinates = {{coord|9|49|39|N|123|41|26|E|region:PH_type:waterbody|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
| coor_pinpoint =
| part_of = {{hlist | Bohol Sea | Camotes Sea}}
| image = Cebu Strait.JPG
| alt =
| caption = The strait with Cebu Island in the background
| type = strait
}}
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.{{cite web|title=Cebu Strait: Philippines|url=http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-3340260&fid=4981&c=philippines|work=Geographical Names|publisher=Geographic.org|accessdate=October 28, 2013}}
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
- Canigao Channel - connects the eastern part of the Bohol Sea with the Camotes Sea
- Tañon Strait - separates the islands of Negros and Cebu
References
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{{List of Philippine seas}}
Category:Straits of the Philippines
Category:Maritime Southeast Asia
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