Sulu Archipelago

noun

1. an island group in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulawesi Sea from the Sulu Sea. 1,086 sq. mi. (2,813 sq. km). : Jolo.

Sulu Archipelago

/ ˈsuːluː /

noun

1. a chain of over 500 islands in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulu Sea from the Celebes Sea: formerly a sultanate, ceded to the Philippines in 1940. Capital: Jolo. Pop: 619 668 (2000). Area: 2686 sq km (1037 sq miles)

Example Sentences

An atoll in the Sulu Archipelago that had been 270 overlooked—that was really the incredible part of it.

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Since that date the islands forming this group have not been recognized politically as a part of the Sulu Archipelago.

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At present Chinese merchants have complete control of the trade of the Sulu Archipelago.

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I have already mentioned that they were supposed to have been the original inhabitants of the Sulu Archipelago.

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The group of islands forming the Sulu Archipelago is the southern islands of the Philippines.

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