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Sibuyan

an interisland sea in the Philippines, bounded by the islands of Panay, Tablas, Marinduque, Luzon, and Mas-bate. The Sibuyan Sea has depths to 1,700 m. The island of Si-buyan is located in the central part of the sea. The climate is tropical, with an annual precipitation of up to 3,000 mm. There are frequent typhoons. The water temperature ranges from 23°C to 28°C. The salinity is between 32.0 and 32.5 parts per thousand. The tides are irregular and semidiurnal, rising more than 2 m.

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No references found			In June last year, more than 800 people perished when the Princess of the Stars capsized after setting sail in the middle of a storm off the central island of Sibuyan. Crew rescued after second ship sinks in Philippines by AFP / AFP Asian Edition In June last year, more than 800 people perished when the Princess of the Stars capsized after setting sail in the middle of a storm off the central island of Sibuyan. Crew rescued after second ship sinks in Philippines by AFP / AFP Global Edition The accident comes four months after the 23,000 tonne inter-island ferry, Princess of the Stars, capsized during a typhoon off the central island of Sibuyan carrying 850 passengers and crew. Deaths as Philippine boat sinks by Aljazeera.net			Sibgat Khakim Sibgat Tazievich Khakim Sibilant Sibir Sibiriakov Sibiriakov Island Sibiriakov, Aleksandr Sibiriakov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich Sibirskie Ogni Sibirskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal Sibirskii Prikaz Sibirtsev, Nikolai Sibirtsev, Nikolai Mikhailovich Sibirtsev, Vsevolod Sibirtsev, Vsevolod Mikhailovich Sibirtsevo Sibiu sibjet Sibley County Sibley State Park Sibley, Henry Hastings sibling rivalry Sibmah Sibo Siboglinidae Sibuyan Sibyl Sibyllae Sibylline Books Sibylline Oracles SIC Sica Hollow State Park Sica Vasile Alexandrescu Sicani Sicarii Siccuth Sichuan Sicilian Sicilian Operation of 1943 Sicilian school Sicilian Slave Rebellions Sicilian Vespers Siciliano Sicily Sicily, Kingdom of Sicista sick Sick and Wounded sick building sick house sickbay			Siboney Learning Group SIBOR SIBOR Sibos SIBosC SIBOWAG SIBP SIBPC SIBR SIBRA sibrafiban SIBRS Sibs Sibs Sibs Sibs SIBSA sibship sibship sibships sibships SibSUTI SIBT SIBTA Sibu Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia - Sibu sibutramine sibutramine Sibutramine hydrochloride Sibutramine hydrochloride Sibuyan Sibuyan Island Sibuyan Sea SIBV SIBW SIBX sibyl sibyl sibyl Sibyl (oracle) Sibyl (oracle) Sibyl-of-cumae sibylic sibylic Sibylist Sibyllae sibyllic sibyllic sibylline sibylline sibylline Sibylline Books Sibylline Books Sibylline oracles Sibylline oracles Sibylline Prophecies Sibylline Prophecies Sibyllines Sibyllines Sibyllines Sibyllini Libri

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