The Celebes Sea ( Indonesian : Laut Sulawesi , Tagalog : Dagat Selebes ) of the western Pacific Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the Philippines , on the east by the Sangihe Islands chain , on the south by Sulawesi , and on the west by Kalimantan in Indonesia .
It is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the Philippines .