Leyte Gulf is a
gulf in the
Eastern Visayan region in the
Philippines
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. The bay is part of the
Philippine Sea of the
Pacific Ocean
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, 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
Surigao Strait (Filipino: ''Kipot ng Surigaw'') is a strait in the southern Philippines, between the Bohol Sea and the Leyte Gulf of the Philippine Sea.
Geography
It is located between the regions of Visayas and Mindanao. It lies between northern ...
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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 north-south, and east-west.
Several municipalities are situated on the coast of the gulf:
Balangiga
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,
Giporlos,
Guiuan,
Lawaan,
Mercedes
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,