Olongapo

Japanese: Olongapo
Olongapo

…It is surrounded by the Zambales Mountains on three sides, east, west, and north, and is 5 to 10 km wide and 15 km deep, opening onto the South China Sea. In 1901, a US naval base was established in Olongapo, on the eastern coast of the inner bay, and the base facilities were subsequently expanded greatly, becoming the largest home port for the US Navy's Pacific Fleet in the Far East. The US military withdrew in 1992, and the site of the base was developed into a free trade zone. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Olongapo" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…東,西,北の3方をサンバレス山脈で囲まれ,幅5~10km,奥行き15kmで南シナ海に開ける。1901年に湾奥東岸のオロンガポOlongapoにアメリカ海軍基地が設けられ,その後基地施設は大きく拡張され,アメリカ海軍太平洋艦隊の母港として極東最大規模を誇るまでになった。アメリカ軍は92年に撤退し,基地の跡地は自由貿易地区として開発されることになった。…

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