Manila Bay

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bay natural harbor

Manila Bay is a natural harbor on the western coast of Luzon in the Philippines, historically significant as a strategic maritime gateway and site of major naval battles.

Aliases (2)

Manila Bay area ×1
Port of Manila ×1

Statements (93)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay → natural harbor →
adjacentTo	Cavite Naval Base (Sangley Point) → Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex → Manila International Container Terminal → Manila North Harbor → Manila Ocean Park → Manila South Harbor → Navotas Fish Port Complex → Port of Manila → Roxas Boulevard → SM Mall of Asia Complex →
battle	Battle of Manila Bay →
battleBelligerent	Spanish Navy → United States Navy →
battleDate	1898-05-01 →
borders	Bacoor → Balanga → Bataan Province → Bulacan Province → Cavite City → Cavite Province → City of Manila → Las Piñas → Malabon → Navotas → Pampanga Province → Parañaque → Pasay →
commandedBy	George Dewey → Patricio Montojo y Pasarón →
country	Philippines →
ecosystemType	coastal ecosystem → estuarine environment →
hasActivity	fishing → land reclamation → shipping → tourism →
hasCountryCapitalOnShore	Manila →
hasFortification	Fort Drum → Fort Frank → Fort Hughes → Fort Mills →
hasInlet	Bacoor Bay → Cañacao Bay → Navotas Fish Port Complex area →
hasIsland	Caballo Island NERFINISHED → Carabao Island (Cavite) → Corregidor Island → El Fraile Island NERFINISHED →
hasIssue	coastal erosion → habitat degradation → solid waste pollution → water pollution →
hasLandReclamationProject	Bay City (Metro Manila) → Cavite coastal reclamation projects → Manila Bay reclamation projects → Navotas City reclamation project →
hasStrait	Manila Bay Entrance →
historicalPeriod	American colonial period → Spanish colonial period → World War II in the Philippines →
knownFor	historical naval battles → natural anchorage → strategic maritime importance → sunset views →
language	English → Filipino → Tagalog →
locatedIn	Calabarzon → Metro Manila → Region III (Central Luzon) →
locatedInTimeZone	Philippine Standard Time →
locatedOnCoastOf	Luzon →
near	West Philippine Sea →
opensInto	South China Sea →
partOf	South China Sea →
partOfConflict	Spanish–American War →
receivesRiver	Imus River → Meycauayan River → Pampanga River → Pasig River → Talisay River (Bataan) → Tullahan River → Zapote River →
siteOf	Battle of Manila Bay → World War II Manila Bay engagements →
subjectOf	Manila Bay rehabilitation program → Supreme Court mandamus on Manila Bay cleanup →
usedAs	commercial shipping route → fishing ground → naval base area → recreation area →

Referenced by (42)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Corregidor (1942) → Battle of Manila Bay → Battle of Manila Bay → defense of Manila Bay →	location
Balanga → Bataan Peninsula → Cavite →	hasCoastlineOn
Corregidor → Fort Mills → Malinta Tunnel →	locatedIn
Bulacan → Cavite →	borderedBy
Balanga → Malate →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
Mount Mariveles → Mount Natib →	overlooks
Rizal Park →	adjacentTo
Hero of Manila Bay →	associatedPlace
Calabarzon →	borderedByBodyOfWater
Bataan Peninsula →	borders
Luzon →	bordersBodyOfWater
Manila →	coastalCityOn
Laguna de Bay →	connectedTo
Pasig River →	connects
Pampanga River →	emptiesInto
Metro Manila →	hasBodyOfWater
Province of Bataan →	hasCoastOn
Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War →	hasLocation
Luzon ("Port of Manila") →	hasMajorPort
National Capital Region →	hasMajorWaterBody
Mount Natib →	hasScenicViewOf
Dambana ng Kagitingan →	hasView
Mount Mariveles →	hasViewOf
Corregidor →	locatedInBodyOfWater
Intramuros →	locatedNear
Asiatic Squadron →	locationOfBattle
Plan of Manila ("Manila Bay area") →	locationPlanned
Pasig River →	mouth
Pampanga River →	mouthLocation
Mount Mariveles →	nearBodyOfWater
Ninoy Aquino International Airport →	nearbyBodyOfWater
Mount Natib →	nearbyWaterBody