San Juanico Strait

San Juanico Strait
An aerial view of the San Juanico Bridge over the strait
San Juanico Strait Location within the Philippines
Location	Samar and Leyte, Philippines
Coordinates	11°20′25.8″N 124°58′42.96″E / 11.340500°N 124.9786000°ECoordinates: 11°20′25.8″N 124°58′42.96″E / 11.340500°N 124.9786000°E
Type	strait

San Juanico Strait (Filipino: Kipot ng San Juanico) is a narrow strait in the Eastern Visayan region in the Philippines.^[1] It separates the islands of Samar and Leyte, and connects the Carigara Bay (Samar Sea) with the San Pedro Bay (Leyte Gulf). It is about 38 kilometres (24 mi) long, and at its narrowest point, the strait is only 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) wide.

It is crossed by the San Juanico Bridge. The HVDC Leyte–Luzon powerline crosses San Juanico Strait as overhead line at 11°23′36″N 124°59′04″E / 11.39333°N 124.98444°E, with a tower on an uninhabited island in the strait. The Port of Tacloban City, the main port of the Eastern Visayas, is on Cancabato Bay at the southern entrance of the strait.^[2]

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  The strait as seen from the San Juanico Bridge
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  Another view of the bridge over the strait
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  The strait at night
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  1900 map of the strait

References

1. "San Juanico Strait: Philippines". Geographical Names. Geographic.org. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
2. "Port Mananagement Office of Tacloban". Philippine Ports Authority. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

External links

• Media related to San Juanico Strait at Wikimedia Commons