Leyte Gulf

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body of water geographical feature gulf

Leyte Gulf is a large body of water in the eastern Philippines that was the site of one of World War II’s largest and most decisive naval battles.

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water →
geographical feature →
gulf →
associatedWithCountry Japan →
Philippines →
United States →
associatedWithMilitaryTheater Pacific Theater of World War II →
borders Leyte →
Mindanao Sea region →
Samar →
climate tropical →
connectedTo San Bernardino Strait →
Surigao Strait →
country Philippines →
hasEcologicalFeature coastal marine ecosystems →
coral reef areas →
mangrove-fringed coasts →
hasEconomicActivity coastal fisheries →
maritime transport →
hasHazard storm surges →
typhoons →
hasHistoricalPeriod World War II →
hasLanguageRegion Waray-speaking region →
hasNameOrigin named after the island of Leyte →
hasNavigationRole approach route to San Pedro Bay →
knownFor Battle of Leyte Gulf →
locatedIn eastern Philippines →
locatedInArchipelago Visayas →
locatedInBodyOfWater Philippine Sea →
nearbyCity Dulag →
Palo →
Tacloban →
nearbyIsland Leyte →
Samar →
notableEventDate October 1944 →
ocean Pacific Ocean →
opensInto Philippine Sea →
partOf Pacific Ocean →
Philippine Sea →
siteOf Battle of Leyte Gulf →
strategicImportance access to central Philippines →
approach to Leyte Island →
usedFor fishing →
naval operations →
shipping →
Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Samar Island →
borderedBy
Eastern Visayas →
bordersBodyOfWater
Leyte →
hasBodyOfWater
Samar Province →
hasCoastlineOn
Battle of Leyte Gulf →
locatedIn
Battle of Leyte Gulf →
location
Battle off Samar →
near
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