REGION VIIIEastern Visayas
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
PHYSICAL BACKGROUND:
Lies on the east central part of the Philippine archipelago. Composed of two main islands, Leyte and Samar.
MAJOR LAND FORMS
Biri Island
SOHOTON CAVE
LANGUN-GOBINGOB CAVE CALBIGA
TINGKASAN BAT CAVE
LIMASAWA ISLAND
MAJORWATER FORMS
LO-OK BEACH (CALBAYOG CITY)
RED BEACH IN PALO
TANAUAN BEACHES
SOGOD BAY
MAJORRESOURCES
The region's sea and inland waters are rich sources of salt and fresh water fish and other marine products.
It is one of the fish exporting regions of the country
There are substantial forest reserves in the interiors of the islands.
Its mineral deposits include chromite, uranium(inSamar), gold, silver, manganese, magnesium,bronze, nickel, clay,
coal, limestone, pyrite and sand and gravel.
It has abundant geothermal energy and water resources to support the needs of medium and heavy industries.
PROVINCES
PROVINCE CAPITAL CITY
Biliran Naval
Eastern Samar Borongan City
Leyte Palo, Leyte
Northern Samar Catarman
Samar Catbalogan City
Southern Leyte Maasin City
Tacloban City Tacloban City Center (TCC)
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
LANGUAGES Waray-Waray is spoken on the
island of Samar, Biliran and north-eastern Leyte.
A Sama language, distantly related to the languages of the region,
Abakon is spoken in the island of Capul in Northern Samar.
Cebuano is spoken in western, central, and southern parts of Leyte and in Southern Leyte.
MAJORSPOTS
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San-Juanico Bridge---- is the longest and the most beautifully designed bridge in the Philippines
Agas-agas Bridge--- the highest bridge in the country, located at Barangay Kahupian, Sogod, Southern Leyte as part of the Maharlika Highway.
Sto. Nino Shrine, It displays the fortune and previous properties of the first dicatator of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos.
MCARTHUR PARK, PALO LEYTE
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