An inlet from the South China Sea in the central west of Luzon, Philippines. It is surrounded by the Bataan Peninsula to the west and the Batangas Peninsula to the southeast. The mouth of the bay is narrow at only 18 km, while the width is 58 km at its widest point, with Corregidor Island in the center. The water is generally shallow, with a depth of 10 to 40 m. Since Spain built a fort on the east coast in 1571 at the site of present-day Manila, it has been a battleground for control of Manila, and fierce battles were fought there during the Spanish-American War and World War II. There are North and South Harbors in Manila, and a Philippine Navy base at Cape Sangley in Cavite on the southeast coast. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
フィリピン,ルソン島中央西部にある南シナ海からの湾入。西をバターン半島,南東をバタンガス半島に囲まれる。最大幅 58kmに対し,湾口は 18kmと狭く,湾口中央にコレヒドール島がある。全般に浅く,水深 10~40m。 1571年スペインが東岸の現在のマニラの地に城塞を築いて以来,マニラの支配権をめぐる攻防の地となり,アメリカ=スペイン戦争,第2次世界大戦で激戦がかわされた。マニラにノース港とサウス港,南東岸のカビテにあるサングレー岬にはフィリピン海軍の基地がある。
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