Panay Gulf

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Panay Gulf
Sat.iloilocity.and.guimaras.jpg
Satellite view of Iloilo City and Guimaras Island, with the gulf at the lower left
Panay Gulf is located in Visayas
Panay Gulf
Panay Gulf
Location within the Philippines
Location
Coordinates10°15′00″N 122°14′55″E / 10.2500°N 122.2486°E / 10.2500; 122.2486Coordinates: 10°15′00″N 122°14′55″E / 10.2500°N 122.2486°E / 10.2500; 122.2486
Typegulf
EtymologyPanay
Part ofSulu Sea
Settlements

Panay Gulf is an extension of the Sulu Sea, reaching between the islands of Panay and Negros in the Philippines. The gulf contains the island-province of Guimaras and extends into the between Panay and Guimaras and into Guimaras Strait, between Guimaras and Negros. Guimaras Strait connects Panay Gulf with the Visayan Sea.

The Port of Iloilo is the busiest port on the gulf, which is a major route used by ships plying the areas between Iloilo City, Bacolod, and Zamboanga further to the south.

The Panay Landing during World War II occurred from the Panay Gulf.


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