Editing Sulu Archipelago (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Sulu Islands Group, PH, Sentnel-2.jpg|thumb|Sulu archipelago satellite image captured by [[Sentinel-2]] in 2016]]
[[File:Panguan_Island.jpg|thumb|right|[[Panguan Island]],The last island of the Sulu Archipelago before the Philippine-Malaysia Border.]]
The archipelago is geographically subdivided into several groups, most significantly those around the main islands [[Basilan]], [[Jolo]] and [[Tawi-Tawi]]. There are, however, other groups containing mostly small islands; not all of these are inhabited:

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===Basilan group===

* [[Basilan Island|Basilan]]
* [[Pilas Island|Pilas]]
* {{hlist | [[Bongo Island|Bongo]] | [[Bubuan]] | [[Cruz Island]] | [[Linawan]] | [[Sumisip]] | [[Tambuilan]] | [[Timbungan]] | ''many other small islands'' }}

===Jolo group===

* [[Capual]]
* [[Jolo island]]
* [[Pata, Sulu|Pata]]
* [[Tongquil]]
* {{hlist | [[Balanguingui]] | [[Bangalao]] | [[Bitinan]] | [[Bucutua]] | [[Bulan Island (Philippines)|Bulan]] | [[Cabucan]] | [[Gujangan]] | [[Hegad]] | [[Mamanoc]] | [[Manangut]] | [[Minis Island|Minis]] | [[Pangasinan Island|Pangasinan]] | [[Pantocunan]] | [[Parol Island|Parol]] | [[Patian Island|Patian]] | [[Simisa]] | [[Tatalan]] | ''other small islands'' }}

=== Keenapusan group ===
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* {{hlist | [[Bubuan]] | [[Bintawlan]] | [[Nusa]] | [[South Ubian]] | [[Tabawan Island (Sulu)|Tabawan]] | [[Tagao]] | ''other small islands'' }}

=== Laparan group ===

* [[Deatoboato]]
* [[Cap Island (Sulu)|Cap Island]]
* [[Laparan]]
* [[Dog Can]]
* [[Pearl Bank]] (atoll)

===Pangutaran group===

* [[Kulasssein]]
* [[Panducan]]
* [[Pangutaran]]
* {{hlist | [[Basbas]] | [[Cunilan]] | [[Datubato]] | [[North Ubian]] | [[Tubigan]] | [[Usada]] | ''other small islands'' }}
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===Sibutu group===

* [[Andulinang Island|Andulinang]]
* [[Mardanas Island|Mardanas]]
* [[Omapoy]]
* [[Panguan Island|Panguan]]
* [[Sibutu]]
* [[Sitangkai]]

===Tapul group===

* [[Lapac Island|Lapac]]
* [[Lugus, Sulu|Lugus]] (Bulipongpong)
* [[Siasi]]
* [[Tapul]]
* {{hlist | [[Cabingan]]{{check|date=June 2012}}<!-- "Cambingaan"? --> | [[Laminusa Island|Laminusa]] | [[Paquia]] | [[Taluc]] | [[Tara Island|Tara]] | [[Tapaan]] | ''other small islands'' }}

===Tawi-Tawi group===

* [[Bongao]]
* [[Manuk Mankaw]]
* [[Simunul]]
* [[Sanga-Sanga]]
* [[Tawitawi Island|Tawitawi]]
* [[Topaan]]
* {{hlist | [[Banaran]] | [[Baturapac]] | [[Bilatan]] | [[Calupag]] | [[Kang Tipayan Dakula]] | [[Kang Tipayan Diki]] | [[Languyan]] | [[Latuan]] (Sunsang), [[Lubucan]] | [[Mantabuan]] | [[Naungan]] | [[Parangan]] | [[Pasegan Guimba]] | [[Sikubong]] | [[Simalak]] | [[Sugbai]] | [[Tandubas]] | [[Tandubato]] | [[Taruk]] | [[Tingungun]] | [[Tubig Dakula]] (Bohe Mahiya), [[Tumbagaan]] | ''other small islands'' }}

===Others/Outliers===

* [[Mapun]] (formerly Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi/Cagayan de Sulu)
* [[Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi|Turtle Islands]] {{hlist | (Baguan | Boaan | Great Bakkungaan | Langaan | Lihiman | Sibaung | Taganak)}}
* {{hlist | [[Bubuan]] | [[Cacatan]] | [[Dammai]] | [[Datubato]] | [[Lahatlahat]] | [[Maniacolat]] | [[Singaan]] | [[Sulade]] | [[Teomabal]] | other mostly uninhabited small islands }}
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