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The Sulu Sea is a large sea in the southwestern area of the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
. It is separated from the South China Sea
South China Sea

The South China Sea is a marginal sea*south of China,*west of the Philippines,*north west of Sabah , Sarawak and Brunei,*north of Indonesia,...
 in the northwest by Palawan
Palawan

Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA Regions of the Philippines. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction....
, and from the Celebes Sea
Celebes Sea

The Celebes Sea of the western Pacific Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the Philippines, on the east by the Sangihe Islands chain, on the south by Sulawesi, and on the west by Kalimantan in Indonesia ....
 in the southeast by the Sulu Archipelago
Sulu Archipelago

Sulu Archipelago is an island chain in the southwest Philippines. It is considered to be part of Moroland by the local independence movement. With the centers in Maimbung and Jolo, Sulu, the whole of this archipelago, Palawan and coastal regions of the Zamboanga Peninsula and North Borneo used to be part of the thalassocracy Sultanate of Sul...
. Borneo
Borneo

Borneo is the List of islands by area and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. Administratively, this island is divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei....
 is found to the southwest and Visayas
Visayas

Visayas is one of the three island groups in the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao. It consists of several islands, primarily surrounding the Visayan Sea....
 to the northeast.

Sulu Sea contains a number of islands. The Cuyo Islands and Cagayan Sulu
Cagayan Sulu

Cagayan de Sulu is an island in the Sulu Sea on the southwestern extreme of the Philippines....
 are part of the province of Palawan while Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi and the Turtle Islands
Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi

Turtle Islands, also known as Turtle Isles, is a 5th class Philippine municipality composed of a seven remote group of islands in the Philippine province of Tawi-Tawi province in the Philippines....
 are part of the province of Tawi-Tawi
Tawi-Tawi

Tawi-Tawi is an island Provinces of the Philippines of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . The capital of Tawi-Tawi is Bongao....
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The Sulu Sea is a large sea in the southwestern area of the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
. It is separated from the South China Sea
South China Sea

The South China Sea is a marginal sea*south of China,*west of the Philippines,*north west of Sabah , Sarawak and Brunei,*north of Indonesia,...
 in the northwest by Palawan
Palawan

Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA Regions of the Philippines. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction....
, and from the Celebes Sea
Celebes Sea

The Celebes Sea of the western Pacific Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the Philippines, on the east by the Sangihe Islands chain, on the south by Sulawesi, and on the west by Kalimantan in Indonesia ....
 in the southeast by the Sulu Archipelago
Sulu Archipelago

Sulu Archipelago is an island chain in the southwest Philippines. It is considered to be part of Moroland by the local independence movement. With the centers in Maimbung and Jolo, Sulu, the whole of this archipelago, Palawan and coastal regions of the Zamboanga Peninsula and North Borneo used to be part of the thalassocracy Sultanate of Sul...
. Borneo
Borneo

Borneo is the List of islands by area and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. Administratively, this island is divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei....
 is found to the southwest and Visayas
Visayas

Visayas is one of the three island groups in the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao. It consists of several islands, primarily surrounding the Visayan Sea....
 to the northeast.

Sulu Sea contains a number of islands. The Cuyo Islands and Cagayan Sulu
Cagayan Sulu

Cagayan de Sulu is an island in the Sulu Sea on the southwestern extreme of the Philippines....
 are part of the province of Palawan while Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi and the Turtle Islands
Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi

Turtle Islands, also known as Turtle Isles, is a 5th class Philippine municipality composed of a seven remote group of islands in the Philippine province of Tawi-Tawi province in the Philippines....
 are part of the province of Tawi-Tawi
Tawi-Tawi

Tawi-Tawi is an island Provinces of the Philippines of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . The capital of Tawi-Tawi is Bongao....
. Sulu Sea is also where the Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park, one of the World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
s is located.

Star Trek
Star Trek: The Original Series

Star Trek is a science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 to September 2, 1969. Though the original series was titled simply Star Trek, it has acquired the retronym Star Trek: The Original Series to distinguish it from the spinoffs that followed, and from the Star Trek fi...
 character Hikaru Sulu
Hikaru Sulu

Hikaru Sulu is a fictional character who is portrayed by actor George Takei in the original Star Trek: The Original Series series, the first six Star Trek films and one episode of Star Trek: Voyager....
 was named after the sea.