Tañon Strait

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Tañon Strait is a narrow sea channel in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Cebu and Negros and is known for its rich marine biodiversity and protected seascape status.

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Label Occurrences
Tañon Strait canonical 44
Negros Strait 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf sea channel
strait
adjacentTo Cebu Island
surface form: Island of Cebu

Negros Island
surface form: Island of Negros
climate tropical
connectsTo Bohol Sea
Visayan Sea
country Philippines
designation Tañon Strait Protected Seascape
ecosystemType marine ecosystem
governingBody Department of Environment and Natural Resources
surface form: Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines
hasActivity boat transport between Cebu and Negros
dolphin watching tours
small-scale fisheries
whale watching tours
hasBiodiversity coral reefs
mangroves
seagrass beds
hasConservationGoal protection of marine biodiversity
sustainable use of marine resources
hasFauna dolphins
sea turtles
various fish species
whales
hasLegalStatus protected area under Philippine law
knownFor protected seascape status
rich marine biodiversity
whale and dolphin watching
locatedIn Central Visayas
partOf Philippine archipelagic waters
Visayan Sea region
protectionStatus protected seascape
region Visayas
separates Cebu
Negros Island
surface form: Negros
threatenedBy illegal fishing practices
overfishing
pollution
usedFor fishing
marine tourism
transportation route
waterBodyType narrow sea channel

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Visayas bodyOfWater Tañon Strait
Negros Oriental bodyOfWater Tañon Strait
Cebu bodyOfWater Tañon Strait
Cebu Island locatedInBodyOfWater Tañon Strait
Province of Cebu locatedOnBodyOfWater Tañon Strait
Negros Island separatingSea Tañon Strait
Negros Island separatingSea Tañon Strait
this entity surface form: Negros Strait
Visayan Sea connectsTo Tañon Strait
Region VII hasBodyOfWater Tañon Strait
Moalboal faces Tañon Strait
Moalboal hasCoastlineOn Tañon Strait
San Carlos hasCoastlineOn Tañon Strait
subject surface form: San Carlos, Negros Occidental
Bais coastOn Tañon Strait
Bais hasNearbyWaterBody Tañon Strait
Amlan locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion Tañon Strait
Bindoy hasCoastlineOn Tañon Strait
Manjuyod hasCoastlineOn Tañon Strait
Manjuyod hasBodyOfWater Tañon Strait
La Libertad hasCoastOn Tañon Strait
subject surface form: La Libertad, Negros Oriental
Vallehermoso hasCoastlineOn Tañon Strait
Vallehermoso locatedOnBodyOfWater Tañon Strait
Ayungon hasCoastlineOn Tañon Strait
Jimalalud locatedOn Tañon Strait
Jimalalud borderedBy Tañon Strait
Toledo City hasCoastOn Tañon Strait
Alegria hasCoastlineOn Tañon Strait
subject surface form: Alegria, Cebu
Badian hasBodyOfWater Tañon Strait
Badian locatedOnCoastOf Tañon Strait
Samboan hasBodyOfWater Tañon Strait
Samboan hasCoastlineOn Tañon Strait
Ginatilan locatedOnCoastOf Tañon Strait
Tuburan locatedOnBodyOfWater Tañon Strait
subject surface form: Tuburan, Cebu
Tuburan hasCoastline Tañon Strait
subject surface form: Tuburan, Cebu
Tabuelan coastlineOn Tañon Strait
Daanbantayan hasBodyOfWater Tañon Strait
Malabuyoc locatedOn Tañon Strait
Malabuyoc locatedOnCoastOf Tañon Strait
Malabuyoc hasBodyOfWater Tañon Strait
San Remigio locatedOnBodyOfWater Tañon Strait
subject surface form: San Remigio, Cebu
Balamban locatedOn Tañon Strait
Balamban hasBodyOfWater Tañon Strait
Guihulngan hasBodyOfWater Tañon Strait
San Jose hasCoastlineOn Tañon Strait
subject surface form: San Jose, Negros Oriental
San Jose borderedBy Tañon Strait
subject surface form: San Jose, Negros Oriental
Naga locatedOnBodyOfWater Tañon Strait
subject surface form: Naga, Cebu