Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A section of the western Pacific Ocean between Sulawesi and the southern Philippines. It is connected with the Java Sea by Makassar Strait.
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- proper noun the area of the western
Pacific Ocean bounded by the Sulu Sea, the island ofBorneo , the Sangihe Islands andSulawesi .
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Examples
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The rig sits in the Celebes Sea, the part of the Pacific Ocean ringed by the island of Borneo, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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The squid-like creature, which grows to 9cm or more, was captured by a robotic submersible in the Celebes Sea, a marine basin that plunges to 6,200 metres at its deepest.
'Squid worm' emerges from the deep Ian Sample 2010
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Both country claim ownership over the oil rich sea block situated in Celebes Sea which borders with Malaysian state Sabah.
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The Philippines has jurisdiction over about 70 percent of the Sulu and Celebes Seas, including most of the Sulu Sea and more than half of the Celebes Sea.
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In the Celebes Sea, strong currents, deep sea trench topography, seamounts and active volcanic islands result in a complex oceanography.
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At Seaventures Dive Resort, a decommissioned oil rig converted into a hotel and dive site off Mabul Island, near Borneo's northeast coast, guests enjoy ocean breezes, comfortable year-round temperatures, no mosquitoes, unobstructed, panoramic views and unlimited diving in the Celebes Sea.
Stationary At Sea: Staying Where the Mighty Drills Have Fallen Silent 2008
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Geographynote: the Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands; favorably located in relation to many of Southeast Asia's main water bodies: the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, and Luzon Strait
Philippines 2008
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They're not supposed to fish in the Sulu Sea or the Celebes Sea because these are [Philippine] territorial waters.
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It has an area of about 900,000 square kilometers (km2), and is comprised of the Sulu Sea and the Celebes Sea (sometimes referred to as the Sulawesi Sea).
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The tropical climate, warm clear waters of the Celebes Sea, active underwater volcanoes, seamounts, trenches, corals and inter-island passages, currents and upwellings, help make this an exceptionally rich area with great marine biodiversity.
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