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  2. Bashi Channel - Wikipedia

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    Map showing the Bashi Channel (AMS, 1950) The Bashi Channel is an important passage for military operations. The Philippines and Taiwan dispute the ownership of the waters because both sides say the region lies within 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) of their shores. The channel is also significant to communication networks.

  3. Luzon Strait - Wikipedia

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    Old map of the Luzon Strait. The Luzon Strait (Tagalog: Kipot ng Luzon, Chinese: 呂宋海峽; pinyin: Lǚsòng hǎixiá; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lū-sòng Hái-kiap) is the strait between Luzon and Taiwan. The strait thereby connects the Philippine Sea to the South China Sea in the western Pacific Ocean. [1] [2]

  4. US and Philippine forces stage combat drills near strategic ...

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    U.S. Marines and their Filipino counterparts darted out of Black Hawk helicopters during combat drills Monday in the Philippines’ northernmost island town along the strategic Bashi Channel off ...

  5. Babuyan Islands - Wikipedia

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    Babuyan Islands satellite image captured by Sentinel-2 in 2016 Smith Volcano on Babuyan Island. The eastern islands of the archipelago are part of the Luzon Volcanic Arc.Three volcanoes from two of the islands have erupted in historical times - Camiguin de Babuyanes on Camiguin Island, [5] Babuyan Claro Volcano and Smith Volcano (also known as Mount Babuyan) on Babuyan Island.

  6. Exclusive-U.S military in talks to develop port in ... - AOL

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    The U.S. military is in talks to develop a civilian port in the remote northernmost islands of the Philippines, the local governor and two other officials told Reuters, a move that would boost ...

  7. List of straits - Wikipedia

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    Saint-Barthélemy Channel – between Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin; St. Clair River – Connects Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair. Separates the province of Ontario, Canada, and the state of Michigan, USA; St George's Channel – between Ireland and Wales; St George's Channel – between New Britain and New Ireland in the Bismarck ...

  8. Balintang Channel - Wikipedia

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    The 2013 Guang Da Xing No. 28 incident, also known as the Balintang Channel incident, was a fatal shooting incident that occurred on 9 May 2013 involving the Taiwanese fishing boat Guang Da Xing No. 28 and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) patrol boat Maritime Control Surveillance 3001, which led to the death of Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng (洪石成) by gunfire from the Philippine ...

  9. Batanes - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Batanes 10 20 30 40 2000 6.94 2003 9.00 2006 16.56 2009 14.40 2012 33.33 2015 13.68 2018 9.56 2021 2.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority About 75% of the Ivatans are farmers and fishermen. The rest are employed in the government and services sector. Garlic and cattle are major cash crops. Ivatans plant camote (sweet potato), cassava, gabi or tuber and a unique ...