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

  2. Article History. Luzon Strait, strait extending for more than 200 miles (320 km) between the islands of Taiwan (north) and Luzon, Philippines (south). It connects the South China Sea (west) with the Philippine Sea (east). The strait is a series of channels, dotted with islands in its southern reaches— i.e., the Batan and Babuyan island groups.

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  3. 3 days ago · The South China Sea has connecting channels. The Taiwan Strait on the north is about 100 miles (160 km) wide, with a depth of about 230 feet (70 metres). The Luzon Strait, the main deep channel connecting the South China Sea with the Pacific Ocean, lies between Taiwan and the Philippines and has a depth of about 8,500 feet (2,600 metres ...

  4. Mar 16, 2012 · Except for Luzon Strait, the Mindoro Strait is also deep (but narrow). Other straits are generally shallow. Figure 17b shows top 600 m transports through the five straits from all five numerical experiments. In the all-inclusive run (CTL), the westward Luzon Strait inflow exits the SCS through the Taiwan Strait, Karimata Strait and Mindoro Strait.

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