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Samar (island)

Samar (island)
Panapukan beach.jpg
Panapukan Beach on Samar
Samar (island) is located in Philippines
Samar (island)
Samar (island)
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates 12°00′N 125°00′E / 12.000°N 125.000°E / 12.000; 125.000Coordinates: 12°00′N 125°00′E / 12.000°N 125.000°E / 12.000; 125.000
Archipelago Visayas
Adjacent bodies of water
Area 13,428.8 km2 (5,184.9 sq mi)
Area rank 63rd
Coastline 800.6 km (497.47 mi)
Highest elevation 850 m (2,790 ft)
Administration
Region Eastern Visayas
Provinces
Largest settlement Calbayog (pop. 172,778)
Demographics
Population 1,751,267 (2010)
Pop. density 130.4 /km2 (337.7 /sq mi)

Samar (/ˈsɑːmɑːr/ SAH-mar) is an island in the Visayas, within central Philippines and the third largest island in the country. The island is divided into three provinces: Samar province (the western two-fifths of the island of Samar), Northern Samar province, and Eastern Samar province. These three provinces, along with the provinces on the nearby islands of Leyte and Biliran are part of the Eastern Visayas region.

Samar is an easternmost island in Visayas. The island is separated from Leyte by the San Juanico Strait, which at its narrowest point is only about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) across. This strait is crossed by the San Juanico Bridge. Samar lies southeast of the Bicol Peninsula on Luzon, the country's largest island; the San Bernardino Strait separates the two. To the south of Samar is the Leyte Gulf, the site of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the most decisive naval battles during the Second World War. The gulf opens out into the Philippine Sea, found to the east of Samar and is part of the Pacific Ocean.


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