Nacube

Nacube
Nacube

Location within the Philippines

124.77350°E, 11.99519°N
Coordinates: 11°59′42.684″N 124°46′24.600″E / 11.99519000°N 124.77350000°E / 11.99519000; 124.77350000Coordinates: 11°59′42.684″N 124°46′24.600″E / 11.99519000°N 124.77350000°E / 11.99519000; 124.77350000
Country  Philippines

Nacube is a village on the island of Samar in The Philippines.

Nacube is a word from a road construction company which local people had known the term. Nacube is from the old original word of "Curve" a Geodetical surveying term', in local dialect it is called "Naliku" or "Nacurve", in this stretch of the highway you can encounter a strange curve which is so lengthy and lies on a soft foundation of soil, the curve is retained on the side to prevent erosion and lower foundation soil from sliding to the sides and go upwards preventing the highway curve from giving way of sinking. Curve is located at kilometer post or monument 757 (Seven hundred Fifty Seven Kilometers) from reference point Zero in Luneta or the Ped Xing.

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