Leyte
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Leyte is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census.
Battle of Leyte: General Douglas MacArthur and staff land at Dulag Beach, Leyte, 20 October 1944.
San Juanico Bridge connecting Samar to Leyte
Leyte Gulf
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Leyte Gulf, also known simply as the Leyte, 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 (81 mi) north-south, and 60 km (37 mi) east-west.
Motorized outrigger boats over Leyte Gulf in the Eastern Samar town of Guiuan, with Manicani Island in the distance
Leyte Gulf fisherfolks unloading their catch in the Guiuan Integrated Transport Terminal
A man fishing in Leyte Gulf at twilight in Marabut
US Navy over Leyte Gulf for disaster relief efforts on the aftermath of the 2006 landslide in Guinsaugon, Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte