In the north it nearly joins Samar, the channel between being as narrow as 2 km (1.2 mi) in places, and in the south it is separated from Mindanao by the Surigao Strait.
It nearly joins Samar. This is in the north. Samar is the channel between being as narrow as 2 km (1.2 mi) in places. It is separated from Mindanao by the Surigao Strait. This was in the south.