Subic Bay
| Subic Bay | ||
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| Waters | South China Sea | |
| Land mass | Luzón | |
| Geographical location | 14 ° 48 ' N , 120 ° 14' E | |
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| width | approx. 10 km | |
| depth | approx. 20 km | |
| Islands | Chiquita , Grande , Mayanga , Pequeña | |
 Location of the bay |
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The Subic Bay (from Spanish Bahía de Súbic ) is a bay on the Philippine island of Luzón , about 100 km northwest of Manila Bay . The bay is framed by Bataan in the south, the province of Zambales , more precisely the municipality of Subic in the north and the municipality of Olongapo City in the east. In the hinterland east of the bay is the Subic Watershed Forest Reserve . In addition, the beaches on Subic Bay serve as a recreational area for residents of the metropolitan area of Manila . The Ocean Adventure , a zoo with a dolphinarium, is located on a branch of the Subic Bay . The marine mammals caught there live in a fenced area of the bay.
history
Since 1898 the United States Naval Base Subic Bay was located in the bay , a base of the United States Navy , against which Filipino politicians protested until its dissolution in 1992. However, after China had effectively brought Scarborough Reef under its control in the course of the territorial conflicts in the China Sea in 2012, US warships were again stationed in Subic Bay under the EDCA agreement .
The base has been used commercially since the US forces withdrew. Blue chips pumped over $ 3 billion into the region, created 70,000 jobs on the edge of the bay, and built a free port .
In 1996, an APEC meeting was held in Subic Bay.
From 2006, the Korean shipbuilding group Hanjin Heavy Industries built a subsidiary here; Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Philippines (HHIC Phil for short) is the largest shipyard in the Philippines and one of the largest in the world.
Tourism and events
- On the bottom of Subic Bay are numerous US and Japanese wrecks from World War II , as well as some Spanish ones from the colonial era . These are aircraft and ships. For divers , the Subic Bay is therefore for the wreck diving known.
While some wrecks are easily accessible even for beginners, other deeper wrecks require great experience as divers or are reserved for technical divers . There are several diving centers in Subic that specialize in wreck diving.
- Since 2016, a triathlon over the middle distance (1.9 km swimming, 90.2 km cycling and 21 km running) and a triathlon over the Ironman distance in June have been held here in March with the Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay .
- In and around Subic Bay there is a large selection of international restaurants and hotels as well as many bars and nightclubs.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Ocean Adventure Subic Bay. Philippines Travel Guide, accessed May 16, 2014 .
- ^ Emily Rauhala: "With China pressing south, US ships return to the Philippines' Subic Bay" Washington Post, May 6, 2016
- ↑ Wreck diving in Subic. Diving on the relics of the last wars. (No longer available online.) Cocktail Divers, archived from the original on May 17, 2014 ; accessed on May 16, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
