Luzon Strait

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body of water strait

The Luzon Strait is a strategically important body of water between Taiwan and the Philippines that connects the South China Sea with the Philippine Sea in the western Pacific Ocean.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water → strait →
adjacentTo	Batanes Province → Cagayan Valley region →
borderedBy	Babuyan Islands → Batanes Islands → Luzon → Taiwan →
climateZone	tropical →
connects	Philippine Sea → South China Sea →
countryOnShore	Philippines → Republic of China (Taiwan) →
hasFeature	complex bathymetry → deep channels → strong currents →
hasGeopoliticalSignificanceFor	China → Philippines → Taiwan → United States →
hasOceanCurrent	Kuroshio Current →
hasPart	Babuyan Channel → Balintang Channel → Bashi Channel →
isEntranceTo	Pacific Ocean from the South China Sea → South China Sea from the Pacific Ocean →
knownFor	internal waves → typhoon-prone waters →
languageOfName	English →
locatedBetween	Philippines → Taiwan → Taiwan and the Philippines →
locatedIn	Western Pacific Ocean →
maximumWidth	approximately 320 kilometers →
minimumWidth	approximately 250 kilometers →
namedAfter	Luzon Island →
navigationHazard	strong winds and rough seas during typhoon season →
oceanRegion	Philippine Sea → South China Sea →
partOf	Pacific Ocean →
region	East Asia → Southeast Asia →
separates	Luzon → Taiwan →
strategicImportance	key maritime chokepoint in East Asia → major shipping route between the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea →
usedFor	fishing → international shipping → naval transit →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
South China Sea →	connectedTo
South China Sea →	hasStrait
Manila Trench →	near
Kuroshio Current →	sourceRegion
Asia–Caribbean shipping routes →	usesMaritimeChokepoint