Philippine Sea

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marginal sea sea

The Philippine Sea is a large marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, lying east of the Philippines and south of Japan, known for its deep ocean trenches and strategic importance.

Aliases (4)

Philippine Sea region ×3
Western Pacific Ocean ×3
Philippine Sea region of the Pacific Ocean ×1
Western Pacific ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	marginal sea → sea →
averageDepthApprox	5000 m →
battleOccurredOn	Battle of the Philippine Sea →
battleOfPhilippineSeaDate	June 1944 →
bordersCountry	Guam → Japan → Northern Mariana Islands → Palau → Philippines → Taiwan →
hasClimate	subtropical → tropical →
hasFeature	Philippine Sea Plate → Philippine Sea gyre → deep ocean trenches → island arcs →
hasIslandArc	Izu–Bonin Arc → Mariana Arc → Ryukyu Arc →
hasOceanBasin	Philippine Basin → West Philippine Basin →
hasOceanTrench	Izu–Ogasawara Trench → Manila Trench → Mariana Trench → Philippine Trench → Ryukyu Trench →
isPartOfMarineEcoregion	Western Indo-Pacific →
knownFor	great ocean depth → rich marine biodiversity → strategic military importance → tectonic activity →
locatedEastOf	Philippines →
locatedIn	western Pacific Ocean →
locatedNorthOf	Palau →
locatedSouthOf	Japan →
locatedWestOf	Mariana Islands →
maxDepthApprox	over 10000 m →
maxDepthLocation	Mariana Trench →
partOf	Pacific Ocean → western Pacific theater →
subjectTo	typhoons →
supportsActivity	fishing → naval operations → shipping →
usedBy	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force → Philippine Navy → United States Navy →
wasSiteOf	Battle of the Philippine Sea →

Referenced by (82)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Daitō Islands → East China Sea ("Western Pacific Ocean") → Kyushu–Palau Ridge system → Manila Trench ("Philippine Sea region") → Ogasawara Islands → Okinawa Prefecture → Parece Vela Basin → Philippine Sea gyre → Sea of Japan ("Western Pacific Ocean") → Volcano Islands → Yaeyama Islands →	locatedIn
Babeldaob → Bicol Region → Caraga → Eastern Samar → Hagåtña → Samar Province →	hasCoastlineOn
Japan → Japanese archipelago → Palau → Philippine Archipelago → Philippines →	borderedBySea
Northern Samar → Samar Island → Southeast Asia → Yap State →	borderedBy
Malay Archipelago → Maritime Southeast Asia → Ryukyu Islands → Sierra Madre →	borders
Battle of Leyte Gulf → Battle of Surigao Strait → Battle of the Philippine Sea → Battle off Cape Engaño →	location
Central Luzon → Eastern Visayas → Luzon →	bordersBodyOfWater
Celebes Sea → Higashi Shina Kai → South China Sea →	connectedTo
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force → Philippine Navy → RV Petrel expedition team →	operatesIn
Leyte Gulf → Philippine Basin → Tokyo Bay →	partOf
Chamorro Standard Time ("Western Pacific Ocean") → Philippine Basin ("Philippine Sea region") → Ryukyu Trench ("Philippine Sea region") →	region
Peleliu → Yigo, Guam →	hasNearbyBodyOfWater
Leyte Gulf → Senkaku Islands ("Philippine Sea region of the Pacific Ocean") →	locatedInBodyOfWater
United States Seventh Fleet →	areaOfResponsibility
Luzon Strait →	connects
western Pacific Ocean →	contains
Pacific Ocean →	containsFeature
Pacific Ocean ("Western Pacific") →	containsRegion
Davao Region →	facesBodyOfWater
Higashi Shina Kai →	flowsInto
Philippine Sea Plate →	hasFeature
Northern Pacific →	hasPart
Cagayan Valley →	isBorderedBy
Northern Samar →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
Shokaku →	locationOfSinking
Cagayan River →	mouthLocation
Philippine Trench →	near
Koror →	nearbyBodyOfWater
Ryukyu Trench →	nearbySea
Dededo →	nearbyWaterBody
Philippine Trench →	oceanBasin
Luzon Strait →	oceanRegion
Leyte Gulf →	opensInto
U.S. Navy Task Force 58 →	operationalArea
Mineichi Koga →	placeOfDeath
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) →	placeOfSinking
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit →	regionFocus
Volcano Islands →	sea
Ryukyu Islands →	seaArea
Mindanao →	seaBorder
Ryukyu Islands →	separates
Agrihan →	surroundedBy