Philippine Sea

E7544

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.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Philippine Sea canonical	261
Philippine Sea region	12
Western Pacific Ocean	3
Philippine Sea area	1
Philippine Sea region of the Pacific Ocean	1
Philippine Sea system	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 ⓘ Formosa ⓘ surface form: Taiwan
hasClimate	subtropical ⓘ tropical ⓘ
hasFeature	Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ Philippine Sea gyre ⓘ deep ocean trenches ⓘ island arcs ⓘ
hasIslandArc	Izu–Bonin Arc ⓘ Mariana volcanic arc ⓘ surface form: Mariana Arc Ryukyu Arc ⓘ
hasOceanBasin	Philippine Basin ⓘ Philippine Basin ⓘ surface form: 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 Island Arc ⓘ surface form: Mariana Islands
maxDepthApprox	over 10000 m ⓘ
maxDepthLocation	Mariana Trench ⓘ
partOf	Pacific Ocean ⓘ western Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: 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 (280)

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

Japan → borderedBySea → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Pacific Ocean → containsRegion → Philippine Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Pacific

Pacific Ocean → containsFeature → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Sea of Japan → locatedIn → Philippine Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Pacific Ocean

Chamorro Standard Time → region → Philippine Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Pacific Ocean

Philippines → borderedBySea → Philippine Sea ⓘ

East China Sea → locatedIn → Philippine Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Pacific Ocean

Ryukyu Islands → seaArea → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Ryukyu Islands → borders → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Ryukyu Islands → separates → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Battle of Leyte Gulf → location → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Dededo → nearbyWaterBody → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Southeast Asia → borderedBy → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Palau → borderedBySea → Philippine Sea ⓘ

South China Sea → connectedTo → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force → operatesIn → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Philippine Sea Plate → hasFeature → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Shokaku → locationOfSinking → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Higashi Shina Kai → connectedTo → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Higashi Shina Kai → flowsInto → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Luzon → bordersBodyOfWater → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Mindanao → seaBorder → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Celebes Sea → connectedTo → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Ogasawara Islands → locatedIn → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Senkaku Islands → locatedInBodyOfWater → Philippine Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippine Sea region of the Pacific Ocean

Volcano Islands → locatedIn → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Volcano Islands → sea → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Tokyo Bay → partOf → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Battle of the Philippine Sea → location → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Okinawa Prefecture → locatedIn → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Luzon Strait → connects → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Luzon Strait → oceanRegion → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Maritime Southeast Asia → borders → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Battle off Cape Engaño → location → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Philippine Navy → operatesIn → Philippine Sea ⓘ

western Pacific Ocean → contains → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Seventh Fleet → areaOfResponsibility → Philippine Sea ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Seventh Fleet

Yaeyama Islands → locatedIn → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Japanese archipelago → borderedBySea → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Daitō Islands → locatedIn → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Leyte Gulf → locatedInBodyOfWater → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Leyte Gulf → partOf → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Leyte Gulf → opensInto → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Philippine Sea gyre → locatedIn → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Davao Region → facesBodyOfWater → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Philippine Trench → near → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Philippine Trench → oceanBasin → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Caraga → hasCoastlineOn → Philippine Sea ⓘ

Ryukyu Trench → region → Philippine Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippine Sea region

Ryukyu Trench → nearbySea → Philippine Sea ⓘ