Ragay Gulf

Position of the Gulf of Ragay in the Bicol Region

The Gulf of Ragay is a mostly enclosed by land sea bay in the southeast of the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. She is a Meeresausbuchtung in the northeast of the Sibuyan Sea and extends from the coast of the Bondoc Peninsula to the Bicol Peninsula. In the northern part of the Gulf, the water has a lower salt content by the inflow of fresh water whose sources are located on the Mount Labo.

The coastline of the Gulf of Ragay is determined by a mixture of mangrove forests, sandy beaches and extensive marshes which dry out at low tide. The mean tidal range reached 1.25 meters. The shoreline in front are numerous coral reefs. In the places along the coast some artificial aquaculture were built in the last decades, growing a wide variety of marine fauna.

The climate in the area of the Gulf of Ragay is tropical, hot and humid without marked dry season. Rains occur throughout the year to over. The Gulf of Ragay is a favorite with tourists diving waters; it may include whale sharks, the bottlenose dolphin and the East Pacific dolphin observed. In the Gulf lies the Alibijaban Wilderness Area, on the homonymous island.