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Leyte Gulf
Leyte Gulf
is a
gulf
in the
Eastern Visayan region
in the
Philippines
. The bay is part of the
Philippine Sea
of the
Pacific Ocean
, and is bounded by two islands;
Samar
in the north and
Leyte
in the west. On the south of the bay is
Mindanao Island
, separated from Leyte by the
Surigao Strait
.
Dinagat Island
partly encloses the gulf to the southeast, and the small
Homonhon Island
and
Suluan Island
, sit astride the eastern entrance to the Gulf. It is approximately 130 km (80 mi) north-south, and 60 km (40 mi) east-west.
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