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  2. Typhoon Mawar – latest: Updates as Philippines braces for ...

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    Typhoon Mawar headed toward Taiwan and northern Philippines Thursday 25 May 2023 20:17 , Ariana Baio Super Typhoon Mawar is expected to move more north toward Taiwan and the northern part of Luzon ...

  3. Luzon Strait - Wikipedia

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    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] This body of water is an important strait for shipping and ...

  4. Philippine defence chief says Taiwan Strait situation an ...

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    The situation in the Taiwan Strait, where China has carried out military exercises, is an "internal matter," Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Friday, declining to comment on ...

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

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    The critical waterway between Taiwan and the Philippines, an important trade conduit laden with international undersea cables, has been closely watched and guarded by Chinese and American forces.

  6. Bashi Channel - Wikipedia

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    Bashi is the northern channel of Luzon Strait. The Bashi Channel (Chinese: 巴士海峽; pinyin: Bā shì hǎi xiá) [1] is a waterway between Mavulis Island of the Philippines and Orchid Island of Taiwan. It is a part of the Luzon Strait and the East is the Pacific Ocean between the East China Sea and the South China Sea. It is characterized ...

  7. Typhoon Krathon - Wikipedia

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    Typhoon Krathon, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Julian, was a powerful and erratic tropical cyclone which impacted Taiwan and the Philippines in late September and early October 2024. Krathon, which refers to the santol fruit, was the first storm to make landfall on Taiwan's densely populated western plains since Typhoon Thelma in 1977.

  8. Taiwan braces for a powerful typhoon to hit its largest port ...

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    Taiwan has put its military units on standby and closed schools and offices across several counties on Tuesday, as the island braces for a powerful typhoon set to make landfall in the next couple ...

  9. List of straits - Wikipedia

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    Sumba Strait – between Flores and Sumba, Indonesia; Sunda Strait – between Sumatra and Java; Surigao Strait – between Leyte and Mindanao islands in the Philippines; Suwannee Strait (prehistoric) – a.k.a. Gulf Trough: Florida (USA) Svinesund – between Norway and Sweden; The Swale – England: between the Isle of Sheppey and the ...