San Juanico Strait
Aerial view of the San Juanico Bridge over the strait
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Location	Samar Leyte
Coordinates	11°20′25″N 124°58′42″E / 11.34028°N 124.97833°E / 11.34028; 124.97833
Type	strait

San Juanico Strait (Waray: Sulang han San Juanico) is a narrow strait in the Eastern Visayan region in the Philippines.^[1] It separates the islands of Samar and Leyte and connects Carigara Bay (Samar Sea) with the San Pedro Bay (Leyte Gulf). It is about 38 kilometres (24 mi) long.^{[citation needed]} At its narrowest point, the strait is only 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) wide.^[2]

The strait is crossed by the San Juanico Bridge. The HVDC Leyte–Luzon power line also crosses the strait through an overhead line at 11°23′36″N 124°59′04″E / 11.39333°N 124.98444°E / 11.39333; 124.98444, using a tower on an uninhabited island in the strait.^{[citation needed]} The Tacloban City harbor, the main port of the Eastern Visayas, is on Cancabato Bay at the southern entrance of the strait.^[3]

Gallery

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  View of the San Juanico Bridge over the strait, looking southeastward.
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  The San Juanico Bridge at night.
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  1900 map of the strait.

References

External links

• Media related to San Juanico Strait at Wikimedia Commons

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