Gulf of Lagonoy
| Gulf of Lagonoy | ||
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| Waters | Philippine Sea | |
| Land mass | Luzon | |
| Geographical location | 13 ° 36 ′ N , 123 ° 51 ′ E | |
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| width | 40 km | |
| depth | 90 km | |
| surface | 3 701 km² | |
| Medium water depth | 800-1200 | |
The Gulf of Lagonoy is a large sea bay in the southeast of the island of Luzon , in the Philippines . It is a sea bulge in the southwest of the Philippine Sea and extends from the east coast of the Bicol peninsula , the Caramoan peninsula to the island of Catanduanes . It is separated from the Gulf of Albay in the south by the islands of Rapu-Rapu , Batan , Cagraray and San Miuguel Island .
The Gulf of Lagonoy is considered to be one of the most productive fishing areas on the east coast of the Philippines. It covers an area of 3,701 km² at a depth of 800 to 1,200 meters. The coastline of the Gulf of Lagonoy is determined by a mixture of mangrove forests , sandy beaches and extensive marshland that fall dry at low tide . In front of the coastline are numerous coral reefs that cover an area of 170 km². Seagrass meadows cover an area of 83 km² and mangrove forests cover around 6 km² on the coastline.
See also
Web links
- Seaweed-associated Fishes of Lagonoy Gulf in Bicol, the Philippines - with Emphasis on Siganids (Teleoptei: Siganidae) (PDF; 955 kB) - Victor S. Soliman, Antonino B. Mendoza, Jr. and Kosaku Yamaoka.