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Bugsuk is an island barangay in the Balabac municipality of Palawan province in the Philippines. Its area is 119 square kilometres (46 sq mi).

Bugsuk

Geography
Coordinates	8°15′20″N 117°18′25″E
Archipelago	Balabac Group of Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	Balabac Strait Sulu Sea
Area	119 km2 (46 sq mi)
Length	17 km (10.6 mi)
Width	9.5 km (5.9 mi)
Administration
Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Palawan
Municipality	Balabac

History

Eight crew members of the USS Flier reached Bugsuk Island after their submarine struck a mine on August 13, 1944, while on surface patrol during World War II. The survivors, who had been on deck and in the conning tower when the explosion occurred, swam 18 hours to reach an atoll near Bugsuk. Over the next three days, they swam to two other islands before landing on Bugsuk and being helped by Filipino guerrillas, led by Nazario B. Mayor. Seventy-eight men died on the Flier, including seven who escaped the sub but didn't survive the swim.[1]

References

External links

• Bugsuk Island at OpenStreetMap

На других языках

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Bugsuk est une île des Philippines située en mer de Sulu, au sud de Palawan, dans la province de Palawan. Sa superficie est de 119 km2. L'île fait partie administrativement de la municipalité de Balabac (environ 40 000 habitants en 2020.

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