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Samar Island, Philippines
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Samar is an island in the Visayas, which is in the central Philippines. The island is divided into three provinces: Samar province, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar. These three provinces, along with the provinces on nearby island of Leyte and Biliran are part of the Eastern Visayas region.Samar is the easternmost island in the Visayas. The island is separated from Leyte by the San Juanico Strait, which at its narrowest point is only about two kilometers across. This strait is crossed by the San Juanico Bridge. Samar lies southeast of the Bicol Peninsula on Luzon, the country's largest island; the San Bernardino Strait separates the two. To the south of Samar is the Leyte Gulf, the site of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the most decisive naval battles during the Second World War. The gulf opens out into the Philippine Sea, found to the east of Samar and is part of the Pacific Ocean. Trackbacks
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Comment #1 Ariana (69.242.226.112) -
Samar, formerly Western Samar, is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catbalogan and covers the western portion of Samar island as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located to the west of the mainland.Calbayog City, the lone city of Samar Island is located in the province of Samar. Bordering the province to the north is Northern Samar and to the east is Eastern Samar. Samar is connected to Leyte via the San Juanico Bridge, which spans the San Juanico Strait, the narrowest strait in the country. To the south of the province is the Leyte Gulf.The native language of the majority in Samar province is Waray-Waray (also known as Waray, Leyte-Samarnon, or Samar-Leyte Visayan). However, in the island municipalities of Almagro and Santo Niņo, Cebuano is the native tongue.
Comment #2 richard (210.50.143.21) -
we plan to drive from manilla to davao early in 2008, and wonder what the road conditions are along the west coast of samar. thank you.
Comment #3 dom Chen (116.48.7.211) - Fri Aug 15 11:14:39 2008
I would like to get phone number or email of Pablo B. Tan, Councilor of SAN ANTONIO. If you have his contact information, please send to my email address. thanks
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