Manila Bay

Manila Bay is a natural harbor that serves the Port of Manila, in the . Strategically located around the of the Philippines, Manila Bay facilitated commerce and trade between the Philippines and its neighboring countries, becoming the gateway for socio-economic development even prior to the Spanish period.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: natural harbour, industrial port of Manila on Luzon
  • Also known as: “Baai van Manila”, “Baiya sa Manilà”, “Bucht von Manila”, “Look Maynila”, “Manila-bugten”, “Manillabaai”, “Manilský záliv”, and “Манила (залив)”

Manila Bay

Latitude
14.58301° or 14° 34′ 59″ north
Longitude
120.77284° or 120° 46′ 22″ east
Open location code
7Q62HQMF+64
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Manila Bay” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خليج مانيلا”
  • Catalan: “badia de Manila”
  • Catalan: “Badia de Manila”
  • Cebuano: “Luok sa Manila”
  • Cebuano: “Luok sa Manilà”
  • Central Bikol: “Sola nin Manila”
  • Chinese: “馬尼拉灣”
  • Chinese: “马尼拉湾”
  • Czech: “Manilská zátoka”
  • Danish: “Manilabugten”
  • Dutch: “Baai van Manilla”
  • Esperanto: “Manila Golfo”
  • French: “baie de Manille”
  • French: “Baie de Manille”
  • German: “Manilabucht”
  • Hebrew: “מפרץ מנילה”
  • Hindi: “मनिला खाड़ी”
  • Iloko: “Luek Manila”
  • Indonesian: “Teluk Manila”
  • Italian: “baia di Manila”
  • Italian: “Baia di Manila”
  • Japanese: “マニラ湾”
  • Kazakh: “Манила шығанағы”
  • Korean: “마닐라 만”
  • Korean: “마닐라만”
  • Latvian: “Manilas līcis”
  • Lithuanian: “Manilos įlanka”
  • Macedonian: “Манилски Залив”
  • Malay: “Teluk Manila”
  • Malayalam: “മനില ഉൾക്കടൽ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Manilabukten”
  • Norwegian: “Manilabukten”
  • Pampanga: “Manila Bay”
  • Persian: “خلیج مانیل”
  • Polish: “Zatoka Manilska”
  • Portuguese: “Baía de Manila”
  • Russian: “Манила (бухта)”
  • Russian: “Манила”
  • Russian: “Манильский залив”
  • Serbian: “Залив Манила”
  • Serbian: “Манилски залив”
  • Slovenian: “Manilski zaliv”
  • Spanish: “Bahía de Manila”
  • Swedish: “Manilabukten”
  • Tagalog: “Look ng Maynila”
  • Tamil: “மணிலா விரிகுடா”
  • Turkish: “Manila Körfezi”
  • Ukrainian: “Манільська затока”
  • Venetian: “Baja de Manila”
  • Vietnamese: “Vịnh Manila”
  • Welsh: “Bae Manila”
  • Western Frisian: “Baai fan Manilla”

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