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Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of the Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. The province

is part of the Central Luzon region. The capital of Bataan is Balanga City and is bordered by the provinces of

Zambales and Pampanga to the north. The peninsula faces the South China Sea to the west and Subic Bay to

the north-west, and encloses Manila Bay to the east.

The Battle of Bataan is famous in history as one of the last stands of American and Filipino soldiers before they were overwhelmed by the Japanese forces in World War II. The Bataan Death March was named for this

province, where the infamous march started. This is also a location of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant

located in the Municipality of Morong.The Bataan Peninsula is a rocky extension of the Zambales Mountains,

on Luzon in the Philippines. It separates the Manila Bay from the South China Sea. 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.Mariveles, at the southern tip, can be reached

via jet ferry plying the Mariveles-to-Manila route that has an approximate travel time of 40 minutes.