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Sibutu Islands

Coordinates: 4°41′42.6″N 119°17′47.7″E / 4.695167°N 119.296583°E / 4.695167; 119.296583
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Sibutu Islands
Native name:
Kapuluan ng Sibutu
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Geography
Coordinates4°41′42.6″N 119°17′47.7″E / 4.695167°N 119.296583°E / 4.695167; 119.296583
ArchipelagoBorneo
Adjacent toSulu Sea, Celebes Sea, Sibutu Passage
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  • Sibutu
  • Tumindao
  • Sitangkai
  • Omapui
  • Sipankot
  • Bulubulu
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Philippines
RegionBangsamoro
ProvinceTawi-Tawi
MunicipalitiesSitangkai
Sibutu
Largest settlementSitangkai (pop. 33,334)
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The Sibutu Islands are an archipelago in the southern Philippines. It is geographically and ethnologically the islands are part of Borneo. The archipelago consists of the following inhabited islands; Sibutu, Tumindao, Sitangkai, Omapui, Sipankot, and Bulubulu, as well as other uninhabited islands.[1]

Adjacent bodies of water include the Sulu Sea to the north, and the Celebes Sea to the south. The Sibutu Passage separate the islands from the rest of the Philippines.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Herre, Albert W (1929). "The Sibutu Islands". The Scientific Monthly. 28 (4): 304–317. Bibcode:1929SciMo..28..304H. JSTOR 14767.