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Philippine Sea

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Coordinates: 20°0′N, 130°0′E

The Philippine Sea

The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea east of Philippines. It is a part of the western Pacific Ocean encompassing an area from Palau to Japan.

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Geography

The Philippine Sea is bordered by the Philippines and Taiwan to the west, Japan to the north, the Marianas to the east and Palau to the south. Adjacent seas include Celebes Sea which is separated by Mindanao and smaller islands to the south, South China Sea which is separated by Philippines, and East China Sea which is separated by Ryukyu Islands.

Geology

The Philippine Plate forms the floor of this sea and it subducts under the Eurasian Plate which formed the Philippine archipelago. Between the two plates is the Philippine Trench.The Philippine Islands are tropical.

Biology

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History

In June 1944 the Battle of the Philippine Sea, a very large and decisive World War II naval battle between Japan and the United States, took place in the eastern Philippine Sea, near the Mariana Islands.

Categories: Seas of Japan | Landforms of Guam | Landforms of the Federated States of Micronesia | Landforms of Palau | Seas of the Philippines | Landforms of Taiwan | Marginal seas of the Pacific OceanHidden categories: Articles lacking sources from January 2008 | All articles lacking sources | Articles to be expanded since July 2007 | All articles to be expanded | Articles to be expanded since May 2008

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