Cebu Strait

Geographical location

The road from Cebu, also known under the name of Bohol Strait, is a strait in the Philippines that separates the islands of Cebu and Bohol.

Geography

The road from Cebu covers an area of ​​3933 km ² and has a coastline of 264.8 kilometers. The greatest depth is 306 meters below sea level. It connects the western part of the Mindanaosee ( Boholsee ) with the Camotes Sea. Its geographic demarcation to the part the seas of the Philippines is the line Dumaguete City to Nordwestkap the island of Siquijor, from Norostkap the island of Siquijor to the island of Panglao and the line Minglanilla, on the island of Cebu, the westernmost extension of the Danajon - reef system and in a wide arc defined to the municipality Loon on the island of Bohol. The waters around the reef system Danjon be as a peripheral waters of the Camotes Sea defined. Prior to the southeast coast of the island of Cebu is Sumilon Iceland.

Ecology

The coastline of the Strait of Cebu is a relatively straight line on the side of the island of Cebu, on the side of Bohol the coast are preceded by numerous islands, like the island of Cabilao, and the coastline has numerous bays in which to propagate large mangrove forests. In these bays of the main freshwater inflow takes place in the Straits. The mangrove forests cover an area of 10.9 km ² and are interspersed with the Nipapalme ( Nypa fruticans ). Coral reefs occupy a total area 158.6 km ² in the Straits, of which only 8% are referred to in a state with a high biodiversity.

Economic Importance

The road from Cebu is an important waterway on which the ship traffic between Cebu City and the northern port cities of Iloilo City and Manila, and situated in the south cities Dumaguete and Cagayan de Oro is settled. It is an important fishing area of the Philippines and an area of 3.8 km ² aquaculture were built.