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The Bataan Peninsula is a rocky extension of the Zambales Mountains, on Luzon in the Philippines. It separates the Manila Bay from the South China Sea. The peninsula features Mount Natib (1,253 m) in the north and the Mariveles Mountains in the south, which includes Mount Samat, the location of the historical marker for the Bataan Death March. The Zambales Mountains are on the western side of Luzon, in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Photography sunset in Bay City, Pasay (near SM Mall of Asia) Manila Bay is one of the finest natural harbors in the world which serves the port of Manila (on Luzon), in the Philippines. ... The South China Sea, showing surrounding countries and neighbouring seas and oceans The South China Sea is a marginal sea south of China. ... The Maraviles Mountains are located on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines. ... Mountain in the Province of Bataan, Republic of the Philippines. ... The Bataan Death March (aka The Death March of Bataan) was a war crime involving the forcible transfer of prisoners of war, with wide-ranging abuse and high fatalities, by Japanese forces in the Philippines in 1942. ...


The Bataan Province is located on this peninsula. Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. ...


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Bataan Peninsula - MSN Encarta (254 words)
Bataan Peninsula, peninsula of western Luzon Island in the Republic of the Philippines, bounded by Manila Bay on the east and by the South China Sea on the south and west.
The peninsula is mountainous, and its population is concentrated in the eastern coastal plain.
During World War II (1939-1945) the Bataan Peninsula was the scene of heavy fighting between Allied and Japanese forces.
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