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Luzon (/ l uː ˈ z ɒ n / loo-ZON, Tagalog:) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines.Located in the northern portion of the Philippine archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as well as Quezon City, the country's most populous city.
The North Luzon Trough is a major geological feature located off the northern coast of Luzon Island between the Manila Trench and the Vigan-Agao Fault in the Philippines. [1] It is a well-developed forearc basin formed in front of the Luzon Volcanic Arc , an island arc system. [ 2 ]
Manila Railway trains were used by both the Philippine Revolutionary Army and the United States Army forces during the Philippine–American War. President Emilio Aguinaldo and his cabinet ministers used First Class car Z4 as their primary method of travel on the railroad, especially during their retreat to northern Luzon. [8]
The province is linked with Metro Manila primarily through the North Luzon Expressway and Manila North Road (better known as the MacArthur Highway) which crosses the province into Pampanga and western part of Northern Luzon (western Central Luzon, Ilocos and Cordillera Administrative Region).
A year after Miguel López de Legazpi declared Manila the capital of the Philippines on June 24, 1571, Spanish colonization efforts expanded to Northern Luzon to "pacify the people." [18] Spanish conquistador Martín de Goiti began the conquest of Pangasinan and established several Spanish settlements between 1571 and 1573.
This would mean that the Northern force, which landed in the Lingayen Gulf, would cross the Central Luzon plains to get to Manila. Clark Air Base had a notable role in the Battle of Luzon on 23 January 1944, in that it was the first major point of resistance where the Japanese fought back against allied forces who had landed in Agoo , Lingayen ...
The island is part of the Luzon Volcanic Arc, and is located 141 km (88 mi) southeast of the southern tip of Taiwan's main island and 98 km (61 mi) to the nearest Taiwanese island, the "Lesser Orchid Island". The distance to Luzon is 288 km (179 mi). The island is 2.2 km (1.4 mi) long and up to one kilometre (0.62 mi) wide.
N1 runs through the foothills that mark the edge of the Northern Luzon Cordillera and runs close to the coastline of Bashi Channel, where the highway zigzags through the cliffs through the Patapat Viaduct, a 630-meter (0.39 mi) viaduct that is required for the highway to pass the steep cliffs marking the northern edge of the Cordillera Range.