{"id":139380,"date":"2021-10-21T02:35:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T21:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/?p=139380"},"modified":"2024-02-09T11:53:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T06:23:47","slug":"luzon-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/luzon-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Luzon Island: The Longer Stretch Of Coastal Extravaganza In Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"

The largest and the most important Island in the Philippines, Luzon, is one of the popular destinations. If you are planning for a beach Holiday, think about Philippines and we can have your itinerary ready. Here\u2019s a good bit of introduction to the Island of Luzon. Let\u2019s have a feel of the island, shall we?<\/p>\n

A little you need to know about Luzon Island<\/h2>\n

Where is Luzon location?<\/h3>\n
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The site of Manila also the nation\u2019s capital and a major metropolis is the Quezon City. Sitting in the northern part of the entire Philippine Islands\u2019 archipelago the city is surrounded by the Philippine Sea from the east, the Sibuyan Sea from the south, and the South China Sea from its west. Only land mass surrounds the northern part of the island where the Luzon Strait bifurcates Luzon from the stretch of Taiwan.<\/p>\n

The island is mostly a rectangular area roughly that lies in the north of Manila. It spreads in the north-south orientation. There are two peninsulas on the south of Manila: Batangas and Bicol. One extends towards the south the other towards the southeast. This bifurcation gives Luzon its extremely irregular shape.<\/p>\n

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Geography of Luzon Island<\/h3>\n
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The coastline here is 3,000 miles (5,000km) stretching and it has many dents of gulfs and fine bays. Lingayen Gulf and Manila Bay sits on its west while the other two, Lamon Bay and Lagonoy Gulf is situated on its east. The term \u201cLuzon\u201d translates into English as \u201cbig light\u201d. It refers to the one-thir of the land area of Philippines. The greatest dimensions here are 460 by 140 miles (740 by 225 km). There are important ranges like Cordillera Central sitting in the north and the Sierra Madre along much of the east coast then the Zambales Mountains which is on the central-western coast. The streams follow general north-south trails. Major rivers include the Cagayan, Abra, Agno, Pampanga, and Bicol. Taal Lake and Laguna de Bay are the significant Luzon Island lakes.<\/p>\n

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