The San Bernardino Strait ( Filipino : Kipot ng San Bernardino ) is a strait in the Philippines , connecting the Samar Sea with the Philippine Sea . It separates the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon from Samar of Visayas .
5-599: During an ill-fated expedition, only one ship, the little San Juan de Letran with a skeleton crew of only 20 men, logged more than 5,000 kilometres in Philippine waters, including those of the San Bernardino Strait, and the San Juanico Strait between Samar and Leyte . The San Juan also completely circumnavigated the island of Mindanao , then tried to reach Mexico but was blown back to
10-605: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . San Juanico Strait San Juanico Strait ( Waray : Sulang han San Juanico ) is a narrow strait in the Eastern Visayan region in the Philippines . 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. At its narrowest point,
15-709: The Marianas by a storm in the North Pacific . It made its way back to the Filipinas (as Samar and Leyte had been named by Villalobos), and on January 3, 1544 ran aground in the treacherous currents of the San Bernardino Strait "just as dozens of Spanish vessels were to do for the next three centuries". In order to guide ships traversing along the strait, the Capul Island Lighthouse was built from 1893 to 1896 under Francisco Perez Muñoz, following
20-728: The designs of Guillermo Brockman in 1892. It was given a historical marker by the National Historical Commission on October 24, 2018. During the Battle of Leyte Gulf , Imperial Japanese Admiral Kurita took his main battleship force through the strait to reach the American transports anchored in Leyte Gulf , but withdrew after the Battle off Samar . This article about a location in Bicol Region
25-476: The strait is only 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) wide. 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. The Tacloban City harbor, the main port of
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