Albay Gulf

Albay Gulf
An aerial view of the gulf beside Legazpi City with Mayon Volcano in the background
Albay Gulf Location within the Philippines
Location	Bicol Peninsula
Coordinates	13°11′17″N 123°55′51″E / 13.188°N 123.9308°E / 13.188; 123.9308Coordinates: 13°11′17″N 123°55′51″E / 13.188°N 123.9308°E / 13.188; 123.9308
Type	gulf
Etymology	Albay
Settlements	Bacacay Legazpi Manito Prieto Diaz Rapu-Rapu Santo Domingo Sorsogon City

Albay Gulf is a large gulf in the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon island in the Philippines.

The place has been one of the tourist spots in the province because of the frequent sightings of whale sharks (known as butanding in the local vernacular) in the coastal areas. The government has taken actions requesting concerned sectors to test whether the number of plankton, the whale shark's primary food source, was adequate for the species' sustenance. In 1997, whale sharks were sighted in the town of Donsol in Sorsogon. Their presence led to the town's receiving the moniker whale shark capital of the world.