Which of the following statement is/are correct? The Philippines archipelago is the largest and the important island of the Philippines is known as the 'Rice Bowl of Philippines'. La Parouse Strait separates Sakhalin Island and Hokkaido Island. Makassar Strait connects Java Sea with Indian Ocean. Select the correct code from below.

Which of the following statement is/are correct? The Philippines archipelago is the largest and the important island of the Philippines is known as the 'Rice Bowl of Philippines'. La Parouse Strait separates Sakhalin Island and Hokkaido Island. Makassar Strait connects Java Sea with Indian Ocean. Select the correct code from below. Correct Answer 1 and 2

The correct answer is option 1, i.e, 1 and 2.

• The Philippines archipelago:
  • It is the largest and the important island of the Philippines is known as the 'Rice Bowl of Philippines'.
  • It is an archipelago consisting of some 7100 islands and islets lying about 500 miles off the coast of Vietnam.
  • The second-largest island of Philippines is Mindanao, in the southeast.
  • Mount Mayon, the only active volcano of the Philippines, is located in the Luzon.
  • Good quality cigar tobacco is grown in the northern Luzon.
  • Mount Apo, a dormant volcano on Mindanao, is the country's highest peak.
• La Parouse Strait:
  • It separates Sakhalin Island and Hokkaido Island.
  • It connects the Sea of Okhotsk with the Sea of Japan.
  • The strait is characterized by extremely strong marine currents.
  • It is closed by ice in winter.
  • It is 27 miles wide at its narrowest part between Cape Krylon and Cape Soya and varies in depth from 167 to 387 feet.
• Makassar Strait:
  • It connects the Celebes Sea with the Java Sea.
  • It separates Borneo and Celebes Island.
  • It is a deep waterway containing numerous islands, the largest of which is Laut Island and Sebuku.
  • In January 1942, during second World War, combined U.S. and Dutch military forces engaged a Japanese naval expedition in the strait.