Lingayen Gulf

Lingayen Gulf
/ling"gah yen"/
a gulf in the Philippines, on the NW coast of Luzon.

* * *

Inlet, South China Sea, northwestern coast of Luzon, Philippines.

It is 26 mi (42 km) wide at its entrance and 36 mi (56 km) long. It has several islands; on Pangasinan are Dagupan, the principal commercial centre, and Lingayen, the provincial capital. It was the scene of Japanese and U.S. landing operations during World War II.

* * *

      large inlet of the South China Sea that indents the western coast of central Luzon, Philippines, for 36 miles (56 km). It is 26 miles wide at its entrance between Santiago Island (west) and San Fernando Point (east). Santiago, Cabarruyan, and Hundred Islands (site of Manleluang Spring National Park) lie within the gulf. Dagupan, a chartered city on its southern shore, is the principal commercial centre, and the port of Lingayen, the provincial capital, lies at the Agno River Delta.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Lingayen Gulf — The Lingayen Gulf is an extension of the South China Sea on Luzon in the Philippines stretching convert|56|km|mi|0. It is framed by the provinces of Pangasinan and La Union and sits between the Zambales Mountains and the Cordillera Central. The… …   Wikipedia

  • Lingayén Gulf — /lɪŋgajɛn ˈgʌlf/ (say linggahyen gulf) noun a gulf on the north western coast of Luzon, in the Philippine Islands …  

  • Lingayen Gulf — /ling gah yen / a gulf in the Philippines, on the NW coast of Luzon …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lingayen Gulf — geographical name inlet of South China Sea Philippines in NW Luzon …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Invasion of Lingayen Gulf — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Invasion of Lingayen Gulf partof=World War II, Pacific War caption= U.S. naval force approaches the shores of Lingayen date=January 9 1945 place=Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines result=Decisive Allied victory… …   Wikipedia

  • Lingayen — can refer to:* Lingayen Gulf, a gulf in the Philippines. * Lingayen, Pangasinan, the capital of Pangasinan province, in the Philippines. * USS Lingayen , a Commencement Bay class escort carrier of the United States Navy …   Wikipedia

  • gulf — gulflike, adj. gulfy, adj. /gulf/, n. 1. a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land. 2. a deep hollow; chasm or abyss. 3. any wide separation, as in position, status, or education. 4. something that engulfs or swallows up. v.t. 5. to… …   Universalium

  • Pangasinan — Infobox Philippine province name = Pangasinan sealfile = Ph seal pangasinan.png region = Ilocos Region (Region I, Pangasinan Rihiyon na Sagor na Baybay na Luzon ) capital = Lingayen founded = 1578 pop2000 = 2,645,395 pop2000rank = 3rd largest… …   Wikipedia

  • USS War Hawk (AP-168) — was a LaSalle Class transport ship built at the Moore Dry Dock Company in Oakland, California in 1942. LaSalle Class transport had a displacement of almost 14,000 tons and were designed to ferry troops and supplies to and from the war zone during …   Wikipedia

  • USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) — was the lead ship of her class of United States Navy super dreadnought battleships. She was the third Navy ship named for the state of Pennsylvania.She was laid down 27 October 1913, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”