The map of Luzon Strait

Coordinates: 21°0′N, 121°0′E Image File history File links Download high resolution version (542x1020, 76 KB) Old map of the Luzon Strait (not labeled), including the Bashi Channel, between Orchid Island (Botel Tobago on the map) of Taiwan and the Batan Islands of the Philippines. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (542x1020, 76 KB) Old map of the Luzon Strait (not labeled), including the Bashi Channel, between Orchid Island (Botel Tobago on the map) of Taiwan and the Batan Islands of the Philippines. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

The Luzon Strait is an important strait connecting the Philippine Sea, in the western Pacific, to the South China Sea, between Taiwan and Luzon in the Philippines. Over-Simplified diagram A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. ... The Philippine Sea The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea east of Philippines. ... Pacific redirects here. ... Filipino name Tagalog: Luzon Sea Portuguese name Portuguese: Mar da China Meridional Vietnamese name Vietnamese: The South China Sea is a marginal sea south of China. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ...

The strait is approximately 250 km wide. It contains a number of islands grouped into two groups: the Batanes Islands of Batanes province and the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan province. The Province of Batanes is the northernmost and the smallest province of the Philippine Republic, both in terms of population and land area. ... The Babuyan Islands is an archipelago located in the Luzon Strait and north of Luzon island in the Philippines. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Cagayan Region: Cagayan Valley (Region II) Capital: Tuguegarao City Founded: 1581 Population: 2000 census—993,580 (25th largest) Density—110 per km² (16th lowest) Area: 9,002 km² (3rd largest) Divisions: Highly urbanized cities—0 Component cities—1 Municipalities—28 Barangays—820 Congressional districts...

The strait is divided into a number of smaller channels. The Babuyan Channel separates Luzon from the Babuyan Islands, which is separated from the Batanes Islands by the Balintang Channel. Batanes is separated from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel. The Balintang Channel is the small waterway that seperates the Batanes and Babuyan Islands in the Luzon Strait, both of whom belong to the Philippines. ... Bashi Channel is a strait between the Yami Island of the Philippines and Orchid Island of Taiwan (i. ...

This is an important strait for shipping and communications. Many ships from the Americas use this route to go important East Asian ports. Many submarine communications cables pass through the Luzon Strait. These cables provide important data and telephony services to China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. ^[1] The multitude of layers in a submarine communications cable is revealed by its Cross section. ...

History

The Luzon Strait was part of the Japanese invasion route in December 1941. On December 8 (the same day as the Pearl Harbor attack, because of the date line), they landed on Batanes. On December 10, they occupied Camiguin Island (not the same as the Camiguin just north of Mindanao) in a soon-abandoned attempt to establish a seaplane base, and on the same day landed at Aparri on Luzon. For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the harbor in Hawaii. ... is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Camiguin is a small island province of the Philippines off the northern coast of Mindanao. ... Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. ... Map of Cagayan showing the location of Aparri Aparri is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Luzon, Philippines. ...

Subsequently, many US submarines hunted Japanese convoys passing through the strait on their way from the East Indies to Japan. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). ... A convoy is a group of vehicles traveling together for mutual support. ...

References

1. ^ http://news.com.com/Asia+scrambles+to+fix+quake+damage+to+data+cables/2100-1037_3-6146387.html?tag=nefd.top