| | Encyclopedia article: Leyte (island) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Leyte (pronounced "LAY-teh" or "LAY-tee") is an island (A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water) in the Visayas (additional info and facts about Visayas) group of the Philippines (A republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946). |
 | | To the south Leyte is separated from Mindanao (The second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelago; mountainous and volcanic) by the Surigao Strait (additional info and facts about Surigao Strait). |
 | | Southern Leyte is in the south and includes the island of Panaon, while the province of Biliran (additional info and facts about Biliran), a separate island which used to be a part of Leyte province, is to the north. |
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