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Isabela, province, Philippines
(Encyclopedia) Isabela Isabela ĭzəbĕlˈə, Span. ēsäbāˈlä [key], province, NE Luzon, the…Bulusan, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Bulusan, Mount, active stratovolcano, Sorsogon prov., S Luzon Island, Philippines, rising to 5,133 ft (1,565 m). Bounded on the W and S by other volcanic mountains, it is near the…Moros
(Encyclopedia) MorosMorosmōrˈōz [key] [Span.,=Moors], group of Muslim natives, numbering about 3.8 million, of Mindanao, the Sulu Archipelago, and Palawan in the Philippines and of Borneo, who were…Cebu
(Encyclopedia) CebuCebusāb&oomacr;ˈ [key], island, 1,702 sq mi (4,408 sq km), one of the Visayan Islands, the Philippines, between Leyte and Negros. The coastal plains are intensely cultivated…MacArthur, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) MacArthur, Arthur, 1845–1912, American army officer, b. Springfield, Mass.; father of Douglas MacArthur. Raised in Wisconsin, he served with the 24th Wisconsin Volunteers in the Civil…Manila Bay
(Encyclopedia) Manila Bay, nearly landlocked inlet of the South China Sea, SW Luzon, the Philippines. About 35 mi (56 km) wide at its broadest point and 30 mi (48 km) long, it is the best natural…Spratly Islands
(Encyclopedia) Spratly Islands, group of about 100 low islands and coral reefs in the central South China Sea, intersecting busy shipping lanes. The whole group is claimed by China, Taiwan, and…Cavite
(Encyclopedia) Cavite Cavite kävēˈtā [key], city, Cavite prov., SW Luzon, the Philippines. The city, situated…Negros
(Encyclopedia) NegrosNegrosnāˈgrōs [key], island (1990 pop. 3,182,252), 4,905 sq mi (12,704 sq km), one of the Visayan Islands, 4th largest of the Philippines, between Panay and Cebu. Although…Cano, Juan Sebastián del
(Encyclopedia) Cano, Juan Sebastián delCano, Juan Sebastián delhwän sābästyänˈ dĕl [key]Cano, Juan Sebastián delkäˈnō [key], c.1476–1526, Spanish navigator, the first to circumnavigate the globe.…Trending
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