Moro Gulf

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Moro Gulf is a large, deep inlet of the Celebes Sea in the southern Philippines, known for its rich marine biodiversity and history of powerful earthquakes and tsunamis.

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Label Occurrences
Moro Gulf canonical 17

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gulf ⓘ
inlet ⓘ
1976MoroGulfEarthquakeCasualties thousands of deaths ⓘ
1976MoroGulfEarthquakeMagnitude 8.0 ⓘ
1976MoroGulfEarthquakeTsunami generated destructive tsunami ⓘ
1976MoroGulfEarthquakeType thrust earthquake ⓘ
basinCountry Philippines ⓘ
biodiversitySignificance high marine species richness ⓘ
important fisheries habitat ⓘ
borderedBy Basilan Island ⓘ
Lanao del Sur ⓘ
Maguindanao ⓘ
surface form: Maguindanao del Sur

Sultan Kudarat ⓘ
Sulu Archipelago ⓘ
Zamboanga Peninsula ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
connectedTo Celebes Sea ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
countrySubdivision Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ⓘ
Soccsksargen region ⓘ
Zamboanga Peninsula ⓘ
surface form: Zamboanga Peninsula region
depthCharacteristic deep inlet ⓘ
economicActivity fishing ⓘ
marine transport ⓘ
hasMajorPort Cotabato City ⓘ
Pagadian City ⓘ
Zamboanga City ⓘ
hazard seismic risk ⓘ
tsunami risk ⓘ
knownFor powerful earthquakes ⓘ
rich marine biodiversity ⓘ
tsunamis ⓘ
locatedIn southern Philippines ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater Celebes Sea ⓘ
locatedInRegion Mindanao ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ⓘ
Mindanao ⓘ
Soccsksargen ⓘ
Zamboanga Peninsula ⓘ
marineEcoregion Coral Triangle ⓘ
notableEarthquake 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake ⓘ
notableTsunamiEvent 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake ⓘ
surface form: 1976 Moro Gulf tsunami
ocean Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf Celebes Sea ⓘ
Philippine Sea ⓘ
surface form: Philippine Sea region
salinity marine ⓘ
tectonicSetting near Cotabato Trench ⓘ
near Philippine Trench system ⓘ

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