Celebes Sea
Appearance
Celebes Sea | |
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Coordinates | 3°N 122°E / 3°N 122°E |
Pairt o | Paceefic Ocean |
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The Celebes Sea (Indonesie: Laut Sulawesi, Filipino: Dagat Selebes) o the wastren Paceefic Ocean is bordered on the north bi the Sulu Airchipelago an Sulu Sea an Mindanao Island o the Philippines, on the east bi the Sangihe Islands chain, on the sooth bi Sulawesi's Minahassa Peninsula, an on the wast bi Kalimantan in Indonesie. It extends 420 mile (675 km) north-sooth bi 520 mi (840 km) east-wast an haes a tot surface aurie o 110,000 square mile (280,000 km2), tae a maximum deepth o 20,300 feet (6,200 m). The sea opens soothwast throu the Makassar Strait intae the Java Sea.