Geography | |
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Location | South East Asia |
Coordinates | 9°45′N 118°45′E / 9.75°N 118.75°E |
Archipelago | Philippine islands |
Adjacent to | |
Administration | |
Province | Palawan |
Naval Base 1945 | United States Navy |
Capital and largest city | Puerto Princesa |
Naval Base Puerto Princesa, Naval Base Palawan, was a United States Navy base built during World War II at Puerto Princesa on Palawan Island, Philippines, after the Invasion of Palawan on February 28, 1945. Puerto Princesa Bay offered an excellent base for fleet anchorage. At the naval base, US Navy Seabees built: a seaplane base, carrier aircraft fighter plane repair depot, land airfield and other base facilities.[1]