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Bashi Channel

Philippines

The Bashi Channel is a waterway between Mavulis Island of the Batanes Islands, Philippines and Orchid Island of Taiwan. It is a part of the Luzon Strait, with the Philippine Sea and the Pacific Ocean to the east, and the South China Sea to the west. It is characterized by windy storms during the rainy period, which lasts from June to December.

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