Balabac Strait

Balabac Strait

Balabac Strait is a strait in the South China Sea, at coord|7.6666667|N|117|E|. It separates the Balabac island (Palawan province), Philippines from the islands north of Borneo that are a part of Malaysia's Sabah state.


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