Leyte Gulf

The gulf is bounded on the north by the island of Samar, which is separated from Leyte on the west by the narrow San Juanico Strait[?], and on the south by Mindanao, separated from Leyte by the Surigao Strait[?]. Dinagat Island[?] partly encloses the gulf to the southeast, and the small Homonhon Island[?] (notable as the first landfall of Ferdinand Magellan after crossing the Pacific), sits astride the eastern entrance to the gulf. It is approximately 130 km (80 mi) north-south, and 60 km (40 mi) east-west.

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was fought in and around the gulf at the end of October 1944.