Those who still come here are forever amazed by the unique nature of the Philippine Sea, which is difficult to compare with other parts of the World Ocean. Clear water, coral lagoons, riots of life in the water column ... And also regular storms, of course - where can you go without them in the tropics?

Interesting facts about the Philippine Sea

1. 1. It washes the coasts of the Philippines, Micronesia, Japan, Taiwan and the territories belonging to the United States - the latter includes the islands of Guam, which is not a de jure American state, but has the status of a freely associated territory with it. United States.
   2. Among all the seas of the Earth, the Philippines ranks second after the Sargasso, and the latter, as you know, has no shores, so the Philippines is the largest among the seas bordering land (interesting information). Sargasso Sea).
   3. At the bottom of the Philippine Sea there are many underwater volcanoes, many of which are more than 3 kilometers high from bottom to top.
   4. In the area of ​​the Philippine Sea, a country like France could be located up to 10 times.
   5. Sometimes here, during underwater eruptions, volcanic bombs fly to the surface and ash islands appear that are quickly washed away by waves.
   6. The length of mountain ranges at the bottom of the Philippine Sea is up to 2500 kilometers.

1. The first Europeans to cross the Philippine Sea were the famous navigator Ferdinand Magellan and members of his expedition (interesting information about Magellan).
2. Its average depth exceeds 4100 meters.
3. According to scientists, the volume of waters of the Philippine Sea reaches 23,5 million cubic kilometers.
4. The Philippine Sea has almost the same salinity everywhere - the difference in this indicator does not exceed 1 percent in different parts of it.
5. In the Philippine Sea, the deepest point on Earth is the Challenger Abyss, located in the Mariana Trench. According to the results of recent studies, the depth of this place is 10994 meters (interesting information about the Mariana Trench).
6. Like the Republic of the Philippines, this sea got its name in honor of the Spanish king Philip.
7. During the rainy season, from late May to early October, the world's strongest storms often occur over the Philippine Sea.
8. The Pacific Ring of Fire passes through the Philippine Sea, the world's highest seismic activity zone, formed at the junction of two lithospheric plates.