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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