Английская Википедия:Bessang Pass Natural Monument
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The Bessang Pass Natural Monument is a protected area and memorial that commemorates the victory on June 14, 1945, by Filipino soldiers serving the U.S. Army Forces in the Philippines Northern Luzon (USAFIP-NL) over the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Bessang Pass which led to Japan's eventual surrender and end to World War II in the Philippines. It covers an area of Шаблон:Convert and a buffer zone of Шаблон:Convert in the municipality of Cervantes in Ilocos Sur.[1] The mountain pass was initially a component of the Tirad Pass National Park, declared in 1938 through Proclamation No. 294 by then President Manuel Luis Quezon. On August 10, 1954, it was established as the Bessang Pass National Shrine with an area of Шаблон:Convert by virtue of Proclamation No. 55 signed by President Ramon Magsaysay.[2] The national shrine was finally declared and reclassified as a natural monument under the National Integrated Protected Areas System in April 2000 through Proclamation No. 284 by President Joseph Estrada.[3]
Description
Bessang Pass lies along Route 4, which is now known as the Tagudin–Cervantes–Sabangan Road (N205) in the barangay of Malaya.[4]Шаблон:Rp The pass lies on the southeast side of Langiatan Hill, which reaches a height of Шаблон:Convert.[4]Шаблон:Rp South of the pass, Mount Namogoian rises to Шаблон:Convert.[4]Шаблон:Rp East of Langiatan Hill is Magun Hill at Шаблон:Convert.[4]Шаблон:Rp
The park contains pine forests as well as mossy type forests. It is crossed by the Bessang Creek and Matukbo River which provides the water supply for Cervantes and other surrounding communities.[5] The park is also the habitat of 29 bird species, 5 mammals, and reptiles such as the monitor lizard and different species of snakes.[5]
A monument honoring the 1,395 USAFIP-NL members killed during the battle was unveiled in the park in 1954.[6]
See also
- Luzon tropical pine forests
- MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park
- Northern Luzon Heroes Hill National Park
References
Шаблон:Protected areas in the Ilocos Region
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 Smith, R.R., 2005, Triumph in the Philippines, Honolulu: University Press of the Pacific, Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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