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Moro Gulf

Lebak View.jpg
The gulf seen from Lebak




Moro Gulf is located in Mindanao

Moro Gulf

Moro Gulf



Location within the Philippines

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Moro Gulf is located in Philippines

Moro Gulf

Moro Gulf



Moro Gulf (Philippines)

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Location Mindanao Island
Coordinates
6°51′00″N 123°00′00″E / 6.8500°N 123.0000°E / 6.8500; 123.0000Coordinates: 6°51′00″N 123°00′00″E / 6.8500°N 123.0000°E / 6.8500; 123.0000
Type gulf
Etymology Moro
Part of Celebes Sea
Settlements

  • Alicia

  • Balabagan

  • Buug

  • Cotabato City

  • Datu Blah T. Sinsuat

  • Datu Odin Sinsuat

  • Dimataling

  • Dinas

  • Dumalinao

  • Hadji Mohammad Ajul

  • Ipil

  • Kabasalan

  • Kalamansig

  • Kapatagan

  • Kumalarang

  • Labangan

  • Lapuyan

  • Lebak

  • Mabuhay

  • Malabang

  • Malangas

  • Margosatubig

  • Matanog

  • Naga

  • Olutanga

  • Pagadian

  • Palimbang

  • Parang

  • Payao

  • Picong

  • Pitogo

  • Roseller Lim

  • San Pablo

  • Siay

  • Sultan Mastura

  • Sultan Naga Dimaporo

  • Tabina

  • Talusan

  • Tukuran

  • Tungawan

  • Vincenzo A. Sagun

  • Zamboanga City


The Moro Gulf is the largest gulf in the Philippines. It located off the coast of Mindanao Island, and is part of the Celebes Sea. The gulf is one of the country's tuna fishing grounds.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Earthquakes


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





Geography


The gulf stretches between and is surrounded by the main section of Mindanao on the east, and the Zamboanga Peninsula of Mindanao on the west. The peninsula's major drainage goes towards the gulf.[2]


Sibuguey Bay and Illana Bay are its major bays.


Zamboanga City, which is an international port, is bound by the Gulf and Celebes Sea in the East.[3]Cotabato City, on the eastern coast, is another major port.



Earthquakes


The Moro Gulf is also an area of significant tectonic activity with several fault zones in the region capable of producing major earthquakes and destructive local tsunamis, such as the devastating 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake which killed over 5,000 people and left over 90,000 people homeless as it hit the west coast of Mindanao.




Earthquakes in Mindanao

Moro Gulf

Moro Gulf



1918

1918



1976

1976



2002

2002




The two largest 20th century Philippine earthquakes: the 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake (8.3 Mw) and the 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake (8.0 Mw). The relatively large 2002 Mindanao earthquake (7.5 Mw) also occurred in the area. The Moro Gulf, part of the Celebes Sea, is labeled for context.



See also



  • Celebes Sea

  • List of earthquakes in the Philippines

  • Port of Zamboanga



References





  1. ^ Barut, Noel. "National Tuna Fishery Report - Philippines" (PDF). School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. Marine Fisheries Research Division National Fisheries Research and Development Institute. Retrieved 4 May 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Carating, Rodelio B. (2014). Soils of the Philippines: World soils book series. Springer Science & Business. p. 61. ISBN 9401786828. Retrieved 4 May 2015.


  3. ^ "ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA". Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 May 2015.















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