SubicBay

SubicBay
Su·bic Bay (so͞oʹbĭk)
An inlet of the South China Sea off west-central Luzon, Philippines, west of Manila Bay. A U.S. naval base established here in 1901 was held by the Japanese from 1942 to 1945. It was turned over to the Philippine government in 1992.

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