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Basilan Strait
Basilan Strait Location within the Philippines Show map of Mindanao mainland Basilan Strait Basilan Strait (Philippines) Show map of Philippines
Location	Basilan Zamboanga Peninsula
Coordinates	6°48′46.08″N 122°1′23.88″E / 6.8128000°N 122.0233000°E / 6.8128000; 122.0233000
Type	strait
Etymology	Basilan

The Basilan Strait is a strait of water separating the islands of Mindanao and Basilan in the Philippines.^[1][2]

It was above sea level during the last ice age.^{[citation needed]}

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