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Macalayo

Coordinates: 11°51′57″N 125°27′20″E / 11.86583°N 125.45556°E / 11.86583; 125.45556
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Macalayo
Macalayo is located in Philippines
Macalayo
Macalayo
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates11°51′57″N 125°27′20″E / 11.86583°N 125.45556°E / 11.86583; 125.45556[1]
Adjacent toPhilippine Sea
Administration
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceEastern Samar
Municipalities

Macalayo is an island located near the east coast of the island of Samar.[2] It is located between the towns of Taft and Sulat in Eastern Samar, Philippines. The island is situated at the entrance of Sulat Bay. Macalayo makes narrow and shallow passages together with the nearby islands of Anajao and Catalban.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Names, United States Board on Geographic (1989). Gazetteer of the Philippines: M-Z. Defense Mapping Agency. p. 712. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  2. ^ Census, United States Bureau of the (1905). Census of the Philippine Islands: Taken Under the Direction of the Philippine Commission in the Year 1903, in Four Volumes ... U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 297. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  3. ^ Samar Province (Philippine Series). Allied Geographical Section. 1944. p. 8. Retrieved 5 June 2025.