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Manila Bay is a natural harbor
Harbor

A harbor or harbour , or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. Harbors can be man-made or natural....
 which serves the Port of Manila
Port of Manila

The Port of Manila, Manila, Philippines, is located in the vicinity of Manila Bay, one of the finest natural harbors in the world. The Port of Manila is the premier International port to the Philippines....
 (on Luzon
Luzon

Luzon is the largest and most economically and politically important island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country, with Visayas and Mindanao being the other two....
), in the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
. The bay is considered the best natural harbor in East Asia
East Asia

East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either Geography or cultural terms. Geography and geopolitically, it covers about 12,000,000 km?, or about 28 percent of the Asian continent, about 15 percent bigger than the area of Europe, though some categorize Tibet, Xinjiang, and Mongolia as Central Asia....
 and one of the finest in the world. It has an area of , and a coastline of . The entrance is wide and expands to a width of . Corregidor Island divides the entrance into two channels, about 2 miles (3.2 km) towards the North and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) wide on the South side.






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Manila Bay is a natural harbor
Harbor

A harbor or harbour , or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. Harbors can be man-made or natural....
 which serves the Port of Manila
Port of Manila

The Port of Manila, Manila, Philippines, is located in the vicinity of Manila Bay, one of the finest natural harbors in the world. The Port of Manila is the premier International port to the Philippines....
 (on Luzon
Luzon

Luzon is the largest and most economically and politically important island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country, with Visayas and Mindanao being the other two....
), in the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
. The bay is considered the best natural harbor in East Asia
East Asia

East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either Geography or cultural terms. Geography and geopolitically, it covers about 12,000,000 km?, or about 28 percent of the Asian continent, about 15 percent bigger than the area of Europe, though some categorize Tibet, Xinjiang, and Mongolia as Central Asia....
 and one of the finest in the world. It has an area of , and a coastline of . The entrance is wide and expands to a width of . Corregidor Island divides the entrance into two channels, about 2 miles (3.2 km) towards the North and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) wide on the South side. Mariveles
Mariveles, Bataan

Mariveles is a 1st class Philippine municipality in the Philippine province of Bataan province, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 85,779 people in 19,460 households....
, in the province of Bataan
Bataan

Bataan is a Provinces of the Philippines of the Philippines occupying the whole of Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. The province is part of the Central Luzon Regions of the Philippines....
, is an anchorage just inside the northern entrance and Sangley Point is the former location of Cavite Naval Base.

On either side of the bay are volcanic
Volcano

A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or Crust , which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface....
 peaks topped with tropical foliage: 40 km to the north is the Bataan Peninsula
Bataan Peninsula

The Bataan Peninsula is a rocky extension of the Zambales Mountains, on Luzon in the Philippines. It separates the Manila Bay from the South China Sea....
 and to the south is the province of Cavite
Cavite

Cavite is a Provinces of the Philippines of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the Calabarzon Regions of the Philippines in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila....
.

Across the entrance to Manila Bay are several islands. The largest is Corregidor
Corregidor

Corregidor is an island in the entrance of the Philippines' Manila Bay. Due to its position in the bay, it has served as a focal point for the naval defenses of the capital city of Manila....
, which is 3 kilometers from Bataan and, along with the island of Caballo, separates the mouth of the bay into the North and South Channels. In the south channel is El Fraile Island and outside the entrance, and to the south, is Carabao Island. El Fraile, a rocky island some in area, supports the massive concrete and steel ruins of Fort Drum
Fort Drum (El Fraile Island)

Fort Drum , also known as the ?concrete battleship,? is a heavily fortified island fortress situated at the mouth of Manila Bay in the Philippines, due south of Corregidor Island....
, an island fortress constructed by the United States Army to defend the southern entrance of the bay. To the immediate north and south are additional harbors.

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The bay was the setting for the Battle of Manila Bay
Battle of Manila Bay (1898)

The Battle of Manila Bay took place on 1 May 1898, during the Spanish-American War. The United States Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey engaged the Spain Pacific Squadron under Admiral Patricio Montojo y Pasar?n and destroyed the Spanish squadron....
 in 1898 and the siege of Corregidor Island by invading Japanese forces in 1942.

Manila Bay drains approximately of watershed
Watershed

Watershed may refer to:* Watershed, drainage divide * Watershed, drainage basin * Watershed , an algorithm used in image processing* Watershed area , an area with overlapping blood supply...
 area, with the Pampanga River
Pampanga River

Pampanga River is the second largest river in the island of Luzon in the Philippines, next to the Cagayan River. It is located in the Central Luzon region and traverses the provinces of Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Tarlac and Quezon....
 contributing about 49% of the freshwater influx. With an average depth of , it is estimated to have a total volume of 28.9 billion cubic meters (28.9 cubic km). Today, Manila Bay still remains important for commerce and industry, including fishing, although rapid urban growth and industrialization are contributing to a decline in water quality and deteriorating marine habitats. It also serves a focus for recreation for Metro Manila
Metro Manila

Metropolitan Manila or the National Capital Region is the metropolitan area of the city of Manila, the national capital of the Philippines....
 and is a popular destination for walks and for viewing the sunset. Much of the land fronting the bay along Metro Manila
Metro Manila

Metropolitan Manila or the National Capital Region is the metropolitan area of the city of Manila, the national capital of the Philippines....
 is reclaimed land which now includes important sites such as the Philippine Senate and the Mall of Asia.

See also

  • Geography of the Philippines
    Geography of the Philippines

    The Philippines is an archipelago comprising 7,107 islands with a total land area of 300,000 km?. The 11 largest islands contain 94% of the total land area....
  • Battle of Manila Bay

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