Sulu+Sea

Sulu Sea Located about Separated from the China Sea by Palawan, the Sulu Sea is a large sea located in the southwestern part of the Philippines. The Sulu Sea is also separated by the Celebes Sea in the southwest by the Sulu Archipelago. Many islands are in located in the Sulu Sea. The character Hikaru Sulu, from Star Trek, was named after the Sulu Sea. Shallow waters surround the islands and such that border the Sulu Sea. The Sulu Sea varies in depth, the average depth being about 4400 meters. Like in the southern are of the Sulu Sea, it starts out about 4000 miles deep, then goes to about 100 miles, then returns back to 4000 miles when it gets to the Celebes Sea.