The
Philippine Sea is a
marginal sea east and northeast of the
Philippines occupying an estimated
surface area of 5 million km² (2 million mi²). of the western part of the North
Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by the
Philippine archipelago (
Luzon,
Catanduanes,
Samar,
Leyte and
Mindanao) on the southwest;
Palau,
Yap, and
Ulithi (of the
Carolines) on the southeast; the
Marianas, including
Guam,
Saipan, and
Tinian, on the east; the
Bonin and
Iwo Jima on the northeast; the Japanese islands of
Honshu,
Shikoku, and
Kyushu on the north; the
Ryukyu Islands on the northwest; and
Taiwan in the west.