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The '''Balabac Strait''' (Filipino: ''Kipot ng Balabak'') is one of the [[strait]]s that connects the [[South China Sea]] with the [[Sulu Sea]]. It separates [[Balabac Island]] ([[Palawan]] province), [[Philippines]], from [[Balambangan Island|Balambangan]] and the [[Banggi Island]]s north of [[Borneo]] that are a part of [[Malaysia]]'s [[Sabah]] state.<ref>{{cite web|title=Balabac Strait: Philippines|url=http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-3326387&fid=4981&c=philippines|work=Geographical Names|publisher=Geographic.org|accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref>
The '''Balabac Strait''' ({{lang-fil|Kipot ng Balabak}}; {{lang-ms|Selat Balabac}})<ref>{{cite book|author=Hanizah Hj. Idris|title=Perdagangan pelabuhan di Borneo|trans-title=Trade port in Borneo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hFZOJYJX3C4C|year=2006|language=Malay|publisher=Penerbit Universiti Malaya|p=3}}</ref> is one of the [[strait]]s that connects the [[South China Sea]] with the [[Sulu Sea]]. It separates [[Balabac Island]] ([[Palawan]] province), [[Philippines]], from [[Balambangan Island|Balambangan]] and the [[Banggi Island]]s north of [[Borneo]] that are a part of [[Malaysia]]'s [[Sabah]] state.<ref>{{cite web|title=Balabac Strait: Philippines|url=http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-3326387&fid=4981&c=philippines|work=Geographical Names|publisher=Geographic.org|accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref>


The strait is about {{convert|50|km|sp=us}} wide with a maximum depth of around {{convert|100|m|sp=us}}.<ref>{{cite book|title=The South China Sea : paleoceanography and sedimentology|year=2009|publisher=Springer|isbn=9781402097447|page=28|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VORh5S-u-SgC&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=Balabac+Strait&source=bl&ots=nn6QY_x8Aw&sig=1fO_6BKD5iBsW9Tw46n5JlOayP4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7ZduUprxO7ar4AOvjIHADA&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCTgU#v=onepage&q=Balabac%20Strait&f=false|author=Pinxian Wang|edition=Volume 13|author2=Qianyu Li|accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> It was therefore above [[sea level]] during the [[last glacial period|last ice age]] and permitted exchange of flora and fauna between Borneo and the Palawans.
The strait is about {{convert|50|km}} wide with a maximum depth of around {{convert|100|m}}.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Pinxian Wang|author2=Qianyu Li|title=The South China Sea: Paleoceanography and Sedimentology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VORh5S-u-SgC&pg=PA26|date=27 May 2009|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-1-4020-9745-4|p=26}}</ref> It was therefore above [[sea level]] during the [[last glacial period|last ice age]] and permitted exchange of [[flora]] and [[fauna]] between Borneo and the Palawans.


==See also==
== See also ==
*[[Mindoro Strait]] - another strait connecting the South China Sea with the Sulu Sea
* [[Mindoro Strait]] – another strait connecting the South China Sea with the Sulu Sea.


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Revision as of 11:25, 5 July 2019

Balabac Strait
Balabac Strait sunset on Winter Solstice
Balabac Strait is located in Philippines
Balabac Strait
Balabac Strait
Location within the Philippines
LocationPalawan, Philippines
Sabah, Malaysia
Coordinates7°40′N 117°00′E / 7.667°N 117.000°E / 7.667; 117.000
TypeStrait

The Balabac Strait (Filipino: Kipot ng Balabak; Malay: Selat Balabac)[1] is one of the straits that connects the South China Sea with the Sulu Sea. It separates Balabac Island (Palawan province), Philippines, from Balambangan and the Banggi Islands north of Borneo that are a part of Malaysia's Sabah state.[2]

The strait is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) wide with a maximum depth of around 100 metres (330 ft).[3] It was therefore above sea level during the last ice age and permitted exchange of flora and fauna between Borneo and the Palawans.

See also

  • Mindoro Strait – another strait connecting the South China Sea with the Sulu Sea.

References

  1. ^ Hanizah Hj. Idris (2006). Perdagangan pelabuhan di Borneo [Trade port in Borneo] (in Malay). Penerbit Universiti Malaya. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Balabac Strait: Philippines". Geographical Names. Geographic.org. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  3. ^ Pinxian Wang; Qianyu Li (27 May 2009). The South China Sea: Paleoceanography and Sedimentology. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-4020-9745-4.
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