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The Port of Puerto Princesa is the Palawan baseport of the Philippine Ports Authority. [2] It is located about Latitude 09° 44"N, Longitude 118° 43"E, on the western side of Puerto Princesa, westward of Princesa Strait, and the western side of Palawan Island. The port lies 558 meters from a coral reef on the southern portion of Bancao-Bancao ...
United States, Washington Puget Sound , Central Basin, Elliott Bay 47°35′17″N 122°21′32″W / 47.588°N 122.359°W / 47.588; -122.359
Port settlements in Washington (state) (6 P) S. Port of Seattle (1 C, 8 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Ports and harbors of Washington (state)" The following 17 pages are ...
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The name Puerto Princesa has several possible origins. It is said to have been attributed by locals to a princess-like maiden who roams the place on certain nights of the year, while other accounts attribute its geographical advantage as a seaport which is a naturally protected area due to its surrounding mountains, and is characterized by a depth able to accommodate any size of shipping vessel.
Puerto Princesa is the nearest port city, and is accessible by plane. From 1953 to 1976 the nearby Palawan Quicksilver Mine used mine tailings from their ore extraction processes to produce a jetty at Honda Bay. [2] The village of Sitio Honda Bay was erected on these mine tailings. [2]
The Northwest Seaport Alliance is a port development authority created by chapter 53.57 of the Revised Code of Washington. [32] It is governed by the port commissions of Seattle and Tacoma, whose members are elected by the citizens of King and Pierce counties, respectively, to four-year terms. [33]
The farthest provincial limit of the province of Palawan in the east is the island of municipality of Cagayancillo. It is approximately 178 nautical miles (330 km) east of Puerto Princesa City and only 72 nautical miles (133 km) south-west of Antique. It is located near the middle of the Sulu Sea.