Sulu Sea

Sulu Sea
Satellite image from NASA showing the internal waves formed in the Sulu Sea
Sulu Sea Location within the Philippines, with the island of Borneo to the southwest Show map of Mindanao Sulu Sea Sulu Sea (Philippines) Show map of Philippines Sulu Sea Sulu Sea (Southeast Asia) Show map of Southeast Asia
Location	Southeast Asia
Coordinates	8°N 120°E / 8°N 120°E / 8; 120
Type	sea
Etymology	Sulu
Part of	Pacific Ocean
Basin countries	Malaysia and Philippines
Surface area	260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi)
Settlements	List Bacolod Bago Bayawan Beluran Dapitan Dipolog Himamaylan Iloilo City Isabela City Jolo Jordan Kabankalan Kinabatangan Kota Marudu Kunak Lahad Datu Kudat Pitas Puerto Princesa San Jose de Buenavista Sandakan Silay Sipalay Talisay Victorias Zamboanga City

The Sulu Sea (Filipino: Dagat Sulu; Tausug: Dagat sin Sūg; Malay: Laut Sulu) is a body of water in the southwestern area of the Philippines, separated from the South China Sea in the northwest by Palawan^[1] and from the Celebes Sea in the southeast by the Sulu Archipelago.^[2] Borneo is found to the southwest and Visayas to the northeast.

The Sulu Sea contains a number of islands. The Cuyo Islands^[3][4] and the Cagayan Islands are part of the province of Palawan whereas Mapun^[5] and the Turtle Islands are part of the province of Tawi-Tawi.^[6] Sulu Sea is also where the Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park, one of the World Heritage Sites is located.^[7]

Panay Gulf is an extension of the Sulu Sea. Straits out of the Sulu Sea include the Iloilo Strait, the Guimaras Strait, and the Basilan Strait.