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Dinagat Sound

Coordinates: 9°57′44.28″N 125°51′13.32″E / 9.9623000°N 125.8537000°E / 9.9623000; 125.8537000
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Dinagat Sound
Dinagat Sound is located in Philippines
Dinagat Sound
Dinagat Sound
Location within the Philippines
LocationDinagat Islands, Mindanao, Philippines
Coordinates9°57′44.28″N 125°51′13.32″E / 9.9623000°N 125.8537000°E / 9.9623000; 125.8537000
Typesound
Part ofPhilippine Sea

Dinagat Sound is an arm of the Philippine Sea that separates the islands of Dinagat (which forms the sound's western shore)[1] and Siargao, in the northeastern portion of Mindanao[2] in the Philippines. It is one of Mindanao's major fishing grounds.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Great Britain Hydrographic Department (1950). Eastern Archipelago Pilot: Comprising the Philippine Islands (with the exception of the western coasts of Luzon and Palawan), Sulu Sea, Sulu Archipelago and the north-east coast of Borneo. Hydrographic Department, Admiralty. p. 602. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. ^ Center, United States Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic (1975). Sailing Directions for the Philippine Islands, Volume II: Central Islands, Including Eastern Negros, Southern Samar, and Northern Mindanao. Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic Center. p. 267. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. ^ Puri, MK. Regional Warehouse for Consumer Cooperatives in Mindanao (Philippines) (PDF). International Cooperative Alliance. p. 4. Retrieved 26 June 2025.