Bataan Peninsula

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The Bataan Peninsula is a rocky extension of the Zambales Mountains, on Luzon in the Philippines. It separates the Manila Bay from the South China Sea. The peninsula features Mount Natib (1,253 m) in the north and the Mariveles Mountains in the south, which includes Mount Samat, the location of the historical marker for the Bataan Death March.

The Bataan Province is located on this peninsula.
The Zambales Mountains are a mountain range located on the western side of Luzon, in the Philippines. The mountains separate Luzon's central plain from the South China Sea and extend out as the Bataan Peninsula to the south, enclosing Manila Bay.
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Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

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Manila Bay is one of the finest natural harbors in the world which serves the Port of Manila (on Luzon), in the Philippines. The entrance is 19 km wide and expands to a width of 48 km.
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The South China Sea is a marginal sea south of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 km². It is the largest sea body after the five oceans.
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The Bundok ng Mariveles are located on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines. The highest peak, Mount Mariveles, is an andesitic stratovolcano reaching 1388 meters (Pantingan Peak) above sea level.
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Mount Samat is a mountain in the Province of Bataan, Republic of the Philippines.

Along with the island fortress of Corregidor, Mount Samat was the site of the most vicious battle against the Japanese Imperial Army in 1942.
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The Bataan Death March (also known as The Death March of Bataan) took place in the Philippines in 1942 and was later accounted as a Japanese war crime. The  mi ( km) march occurred after the three-month Battle of Bataan, part of the Battle of the Philippines
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Region: Central Luzon (Region III)
Capital: Balanga City
Founded: —1754
Population:
2000 census—557,659 (46th largest)
Density—406 per km (12th highest)
Area: 1,373.

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