Back مضيق لوزون Arabic Estrechu de Luzón AST Luzon boğazı AZ Itiot nin Luzon BCL Лусонскі праліў BE Estret de Luzon Catalan Luzon Strait CEB Luzonský průliv Czech Luzonstrædet Danish Luzonstraße German
| Luzon Strait | |
|---|---|
  Luzon Strait | |
| Coordinates | 21°0′N 121°0′E / 21.000°N 121.000°E |
| Basin countries | Luzon island of the Philippines, Taiwan |
| Max. width | 250 kilometers (160 mi) |
| Max. depth | ca. 4,000 meters (13,000 ft) |
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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 communications. Many ships from the Americas use this route to go to important East Asian ports. Many submarine communications cables pass through the Luzon Strait. These cables provide important data and telephony services to mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.[3]
- ^ "Pacific Ocean". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved on June 20, 2011.
- ^ "Southeast Asia Map" Archived September 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. CIA World Factbook. Retrieved on June 20, 2011.
- ^ Greenlees, Donald and Arnold, Wayne (2006-12-29). "Asia scrambles to fix quake damage to data cables". CNET News.com.