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Manila Bay (Filipino: Look ng Maynila; Spanish: Bahía de Manila) is a natural harbor that serves the Port of Manila (on Luzon), in the Philippines.Strategically located around the capital city of the Philippines, Manila Bay facilitated commerce and trade between the Philippines and its neighboring countries, [1] becoming the gateway for socio-economic development even prior to Spanish occupation.
Metro Manila, Philippines, is located in the hydraulically complex Pasig River—Marikina River—Laguna de Bay watershed, which includes more than thirty tributaries within the urban area. [ 1 ] The following list is sorted by name, with a brief description of each.
The Pasig River (Filipino: Ilog Pasig; Spanish: Río Pásig) is a water body in the Philippines that connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay.Stretching for 25.2 kilometers (15.7 mi), it bisects the Philippine capital of Manila and its surrounding urban area into northern and southern halves.
Illana Bay: 373 232 Pulangi River: Cotabato City, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Bukidnon, Lanao del Sur: 3 Agusan River: Butuan Bay: 349 217 Tagum: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Compostela Valley: 4 Pulangi River: Illana Bay: 320 199 Mangabon Range: Bukidnon: 5 Pampanga River: Manila Bay: 261 162 Sierra Madre: Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Aurora: 6 ...
The river's basin covers an area of 10,434 square kilometres (4,029 sq mi), [5] [1] including the allied basin of Guagua River. The basin is drained through the Pampanga River and via the Labangan Channel into Manila Bay. Great Pampanga River (view from San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija bridge)
Manila Bay in Luzon Owing to its numerous islands, the Philippines has an irregular coastline stretching 334,539 kilometers (207,873 miles). The islands' rugged coastlines provide several bays and inlets listed below.
The Tullahan River is a river in the Philippines.It is located to the north of Manila and has an approximate length of 27.1 kilometers (16.8 mi). It starts at the La Mesa Reservoir in Quezon City and flows through Caloocan, Malabon, Valenzuela, and Navotas and empties into Manila Bay. [1]
The Pasig River in Manila in 2008. The Pasig River is a river in the Philippines running through the heart of Manila. It flows from Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay for 26 kilometers (16 mi). Its average width is 50 meters (160 ft) and average depth around 4–6 meters (13–20 ft). The river runs through some of the most populated areas in the ...