Editing Luzon Strait (section)

== Description ==
The Luzon Strait is approximately {{convert|250|km|sp=us}} wide containing a number of islands belonging to the Philippines that are grouped into two: the islands comprising the province of [[Batanes]] and the [[Babuyan Islands]], which are part of the province of [[Cagayan]]. The strait is divided into a number of smaller channels. The [[Babuyan Channel]] separates Luzon from the Babuyan Islands, which is separated from Batanes by the {{ill|Balintang Channel|tl|Bambang ng Babuyan|display=y}}. Batanes is separated from Taiwan by the [[Bashi Channel]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

Some of the largest [[ocean waves]] in the world, at times over 170 meters in height and stemming from tides and ocean currents, are found in the north of the strait. These waves or currents are underwater and rarely break the surface, thus posing no danger to shipping but are sometimes visible to satellites.  The oscillation is largely prompted by a long north–south ridge which covers almost all of the strait, then amplified in the northern section by a second parallel ridge.<ref>Oskin, Becky (January 9, 2014). [http://www.livesciLuzonence.com/42459-huge-ocean-internal-waves-explained.html "Ocean's Huge Hidden Waves Explained""]. LiveScience.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-13.</ref>  The depth of the strait reaches the 3,500&nbsp;m and 4,000 contours in north–south trenches in the middle and south-western edge.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}