Bashi Channel

Admiralty chart of the Bashi Channel from 1925. It is the northern channel of the Luzon Strait (between Mavulis Island and Orchid Island), opposite the southern Balintang Channel.

The Bashi Channel is a waterway between Mavulis Island of the Batanes Islands, Philippines and Orchid Island of Taiwan. It is a part of the Luzon Strait, with the Philippine Sea and the Pacific Ocean to the east, and the South China Sea to the west. It is characterized by windy storms during the rainy period, which lasts from June to December.

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