On the Philippine islands' south-western side are the Sulu and Celebes Seas separating them from Borneo and Celebes in the East Indies. The group’s western and eastern sides are bounded by the South China Sea and the Philippine Sea respectively, unbroken by islands for 600 miles (965 km) until reaching the Palau islands group. The islands extend from latitude 5° to 22° Nand lie between longitudes 117° and 127° E. Next to the Greater Sunda islands group of the Netherlands East Indies, the Philippine islands group is the largest archipelago in the world, spanning a length of more than 1,150 miles (1850 km) from north to south and about 700 miles (1125 miles from east to west. The 'Battle of Lingayen Gulf' was the main undertaking of the Japanese 'M' (ii) conquest of th Philippine islands group (21/23 December 1941).
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