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	Coast Guard Cutter Ingham: Mediterranean and Pacific Operations, 1944-1946
		At Bataan (Mariveles Harbor), U.S. planes reportedly had reduced resistance to a minimum, and the landing craft appeared to experience little trouble moving onto the beach at 0900 on February 15th.
		This tactic had its disadvantages as well, since German JU-88 torpedo bombers from bases behind these mountains in Southern France could approach beyond our radar view then quickly spring on us in a surprise attack.
		Their tactic was to sweep in low below our radar then hop over the mountains.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/Ingham_Colbert_Carter.html (15281 words)

	Bataan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The peninsula features Mount Natib (1,253 m) in the north and the Mariveles Mountains in the south, which includes Mount Samat, the location of the historical marker for the Bataan Death March.
		The province of Bataan was established in 1754 by Governor-General Pedro Manuel Arandia out of territories belonging to Pampanga and the corregimiento of Mariveles which, at the time, included Maragondon, Cavite across the Manila Bay.
		Beach Resorts Montemar Beach Resort (Bagac,Bataan), Sunmoon Beach Resort (Bagac, Bataan), Waterfront Beach Resort (Morong, Bataan), Bay Spring Resort (Mariveles, Bataan), Benipres Beach Resort (Orion, Bataan)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bataan (633 words)

	Mountaineers for the Environment - MARIVELES
		The Mariveles Mountains are in southern Bataan province, near the entrance to Manila Bay, and rise steeply from sea level to 1,420 m.
		Specimens were collected at Mariveles in the early 20th century, where it was seen in 1981, and at Lamao in 1947.
		Specimens have been collected at Mariveles and Lamao, most recently in 1947, when the species was described as fairly common in the canopy of original tropical forest.
	mofe.s5.com /mariveles.htm (537 words)

	The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes - Chapter VIII (By Fedor Jagor et al)
		Unfortunately it was not till the close of our stay that I learnt that there was a colony of negritos in the mountains; and it was not till just before my departure that I got a chance of seeing and sketching a couple of them, male and female.
		The inhabitants of Mariveles have not a very good reputation.
		[Mariveles.] The weather obliged me to limit my excursions to the immediate neighborhood of Mariveles.
	www.authorama.com /former-philippines-9.html (2136 words)

	Chapter XVII: The Battle of the Points
		McBride's command included, roughly, all of Bataan south of the Mariveles Mountains (the line Mamala River-Paysawan River formed the northern boundary), and was divided into an East and West Sector by the Paniguian River which flows southward into Mariveles Bay.
		Excluded from his control was the naval reservation near the town of Mariveles which was under the control of the Navy and defended by naval troops.
		Francis J. Bridget, commanding the naval battalion at Mariveles, he received the assurance that the bluejackets would move in the West Sector should it southern extremity be threatened.
	www.ranger95.com /military_history/philippines/Chapter_XVII.html (15277 words)

	Rearguard on Bataan photos and text related to The Edge by First Lieutenant George Francis, USMC, Retired
		The whole was situated on a flat arm of an extinct volcano southeast of the Mariveles Mountains.
		The new location was KM 167.5, north of the road exiting Mariveles to Bataan’s East Road and east of Hospital No. 1.
		Lieutenant Hogaboom was relieved of this duty on 16 January, when his battery received new orders to join the Naval Battalion at the Quarantine Station at Mariveles.
	www.fourthmarinesband.com /guard.htm (1897 words)

	HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Fall of the Philippines [Chapter 15]
		The only other road of importance is an east-west road from Pilar to Bagac, midway down the peninsula and across the saddle between Mt. Natib and the Mariveles Mountains.
		The east coast portion, called the East Road, is a single-lane, all-weather road; the stretch from Mariveles to Moron on the opposite coast, the West Road, is not as well surfaced.
		Bataan, only thirty miles away across the bay, could be reached easily by almost every type of vessel.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-P-PI/USA-P-PI-15.html (1897 words)

	Bataan Provincial Profile
		The peninsula features Mount Natib (1,253 m) in the north and the Mariveles Mountains in the south, which includes Mount Samat, the location of the historical marker for the Bataan Death March.
		The Bataan Peninsula is a rocky extension of the Zambales Mountains, on Luzon in the Philippines.
		The peninsula is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north, and faces South China Sea to the west and encloses its arm, Manila Bay, to the east.
	www.wcorridor.com /ProvinceLinks/bataan.htm (299 words)

	Mystic Waters - Tarak - Mt. Mariveles, Bataan
		If you're a typical mountaineer from Metro Manila, chances are you have worn out your trek shoes climbing the nearby Southern Tagalog mountains of Makiling, San Cristobal, Banahaw, Maculot, Pico de Loro, Malipunyo, etc. Don't be disheartened if you only have the weekend to spare.
		You have the forest, a better view of Corregidor Island in Manila Bay, the town of Mariveles, and the South China Sea.
		The first leg of the hike is on a dirt road, a gradually sloping, open trail that you would find hot, especially on a sunny day.
	www.stormpages.com /mysticwaters/tarak/tarak.html (299 words)

	USS Bataan (LHD 5)
		When Japanese forces entered Mariveles, they had captured 76,000 prisoners, most of whom were sick, wounded or suffering from malnutrition.
		Many refused to believe that the news of US surrender was real, and some retreated further into the mountains and continued to fight.
		Subsequent Japanese landings on Luzon took place on December 10th and 12th, and on December 22, after two weeks of diversionary tactics, a large Japanese invasion force landed at Lingayen Gulf.
	united-states-navy.com /ships/lhd5.htm (945 words)

	HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Fall of the Philippines [Chapter 15]
		The only other road of importance is an east-west road from Pilar to Bagac, midway down the peninsula and across the saddle between Mt. Natib and the Mariveles Mountains.
		Both were to push towards Mariveles, the 14th Army operation order read, "with the annihilation of the enemy on Bataan Peninsula as their objective."[
		That portion of the West Road which stretch from Mariveles to Bagac was poorly surfaced.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-P-PI/USA-P-PI-15.html (9240 words)

	The Philippine Wetlands in the South China Sea
		Mariveles Mountains - Spizaetus philippensis, Turnix ocellata,Gallicolumba luzonica, Phaenicophaeus superciliosus, Phaenicophaeus cumingi, Centropus unirufus, Stachyris dennistouni, Blackish Cuckoo-shrike, Stachyris striata, Parus semilarvatus, Oriolus albiloris, Oriolus isabellae, Cacatua haematuropygia, Prioniturus luconensis, Ceyx melanurus, Phylloscopus ijimae, Stachyris striata
		Bataan Natural Park and Subic Bay Forest Reserve - The lowland tropical rainforest is very vulnerable to exploitation; migration of settlers into the unguarded forestland leading to conversion of forests into agricultural land; firewood gathering, charcoal making, illegal
		Bataan Natural Park and Subic Bay Forest Reserve - Anas luzonica, Spizaetus philippensis,Bubo philippensis, Cacatua haematuropygia, Prioniturus luconensis, Erythrura viridifacies, Turnix ocellata, Otus longicornis, Phaenicophaeus superciliosus, Phaenicophaeus cumingi, Centropus unirufus, Coracina coerulescens, Parus semilarvatus, Oriolus albiloris.
	www.pawb.gov.ph /scsp/wetlands_profiles/zambales.htm (9240 words)

	REGION III
		The aborigines of Zambales were the Negritos or Aetas who fled to the mountains, upon the arrival of the earliest known migrants believed to be the Malays from Celebes.
		In 1600, the invading forces of Dutch Admiral Van Noort was repulsed in the attempt to land on Mariveles by a detachment of Filipino and Spanish soldiers led by Antonio de Morga.
		Arayat, the highest mountain in the province, is on the northwest.
	www.livinginthephilippines.com /region3.html (9240 words)

	HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Fall of the Philippines [Chapter 15]
		Dominating the peninsula are two extinct volcanoes: the 4,222-foot high Mt. Natib in the north and, to the south, the Mariveles Mountains whose highest peak, Mt. Bataan.
		Bataan is crisscrossed by a large number of trails, quickly overgrown by the tropical vegetation and rarely suitable for vehicular traffic.
		To Wainwright's corps was assigned the defense of the western half of Bataan; Parker's corps was on the Manila Bay side.[4] Both corps were under MacArthur's headquarters on Corregidor, which by 5 January had established a Bataan echelon under Brig.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-P-PI/USA-P-PI-15.html (9240 words)

	HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Fall of the Philippines [Chapter 23]
		Radiating in all directions from the Mariveles Mountains are a large number of rivers and streams which trace their way, like the veins on the back of a man's hand, across the southern portion of Bataan.
		The validity of the tactical doctrines summarized in the manuals and taught in the schools of the Army was proved sound on the battlefield of Bataan.
		Flowing northeast and east from Mt. Bataan and Mt. Limay to Manila Bay are numerous rivers, the largest of which are the San Vicente, Mamala, Alangan, and Lamao.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-P-PI/USA-P-PI-23.html (7543 words)

	AMCI Activities
		Expedition teams have explored new trails and opened up new routes in Mt. Banahaw and Mt. Cristobal, in the Sierra Madre mountain ranges and in Mt. Mariveles in the Bataan ranges.
		Members of Ayala Mountaineers* have been to many major and popular mountains in the Philippines.
		July and August 1991 were spent by the civic-minded AM members in soliciting donations from friends, acquaintances and donors which were brought to a Mt. Pinatubo evacuation center in Bacod, Botolan,Zambales.
	jsamonte.tripod.com /amci/amciacts.htm (455 words)

	ROUGH GROOVE » Mt. Tapulao (aka High Peak) - 2037m, 1
		Tapulao, also known as High Peak, rises at 2037m, the highest in the Zambales Range (that forms a contiguous chain of mountains starting from Pangasinan, across Zambales, that includes Mt. Mabanban and Mt. Pinatubo, then connects with Mt. Natib and Mt. Mariveles in Bataan).
		The mountain’s forested flanks with a view of the power plant, possibly in Masinloc, Zambales.
		The trail is on rolling and gradual terrain that takes you through a number of distinct ecosystems: from lowland grass and scrubland dominated by talahib, a kind of grass, pine forest, tapulao in Zambal, the native tongue, to stunted, moss draped alpine forest above 1800m.
	www.estanli.net /blog?p=329 (457 words)

	Zambales Mountains -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The Snowy Mountains contain several peaks that are more than 7,000 feet (2,100 meters) high.
		Lying farther south and across the bay from Manila is Mount Mariveles (4,659 feet [1,420 m]), which marks the southern…
		Its greatest elevation is High Peak (6,683 feet [2,037 m]).
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9078219 (805 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition REGIONS > C. Luzon environment now in very critical state
		In Bataan the Bataan National Park and the Mariveles Mountains are endangered.
		In Zambales Mount Tapulao and High Peak in the beautiful Zambales mountain range are in danger of degradation as well as the Subic Bay Forest Reserve.
		In Pampanga the Mount Arayat National Park and the Candaba Swamp are in immediate danger of devastation.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2004/oct/24/yehey/prov/20041024pro2.html (845 words)

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