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Leyte Gulf

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WWII Battle of Leyte Gulf

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Sailors Aboard USS Leyte Gulf - No Higher Honor

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USS Leyte Gulf returns to Norfolk after 9-month deployment

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The Battle of Leyte Gulf - Trailer

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Leyte Gulf is a gulf in the Eastern Visayan region in the Philippines. The bay is part of the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean, and is bounded by two islands; Samar in the north and Leyte in the west. On the south of the bay is Mindanao Island, separated from Leyte by the Surigao Strait. Dinagat Island partly encloses the gulf to the southeast, and the small Homonhon Island and Suluan Island, sit astride the eastern entrance to the Gulf. It is approximately 130 km (80 mi) north-south, and 60 km (40 mi) east-west.
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