Allied Geographical Section, Southwest Pacific Area. Terrain Study Number 88. Samar Province (Philippine Series)

Abstract

Samar Island is the most Northeast island of the Visayan Group of the Philippine Archipelago. This report includes: Military importance; Offshore conditions and islands; Ports, anchorages, and harbors; Descriptions of coasts and beaches; Physiography; Vegetation; Rivers, lakes and swamps; Airfields and landing grounds; Roads and trails; Transport; Signal communication; Towns and barrios; Resources, repair facilities, etc.; Population; Administration; Medical problems; Climate and meteorological conditions; Sources of information- publications and persons with local knowledge interviews; Japanese equivalents of place names; 39 black and white photographs; 20 maps.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 21, 1944
Accession Number
ADA544892

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Archipelagoes
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Islands
  • Landforms
  • Landing Fields
  • Offshore
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Physical Geography
  • Terrain
  • Transport Ships
  • Vegetation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.