Mindoro Street
Mindoro Street | ||
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Connects waters | South China Sea | |
with water | Sulu Lake | |
Separates land mass | Mindoro (Philippines) | |
of land mass | Busuanga (Philippines) | |
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Geographical location | 12 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ N , 120 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Mindoro Strait ( English Mindoro Strait ) is a strait in the Philippine archipelago and connects the South China Sea in the northwest of the Sulu Sea in the southeast.
In the southwest is the island of Busuanga , which belongs to the Calamian Islands, in the northeast of Mindoro .
For ships larger than the Malaccamax class that cannot navigate the Malacca Straits , the Mindoro Strait is part of the route from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific .
To the north of the road is the famous Apo Reef and the Apo Reef Marine Natural Park . On this reef there is a lighthouse that is important for shipping (coordinates: 12 ° 40 ′ N , 120 ° 25 ′ E ).