MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park
A protected park at Palo, Leyte, commemorating General Douglas MacArthur's landing in Leyte Gulf at the start of the campaign to retake the Philippines from Japan in October 1944. Large statues of the landing party stand in a shallow pool.
- Where
- Palo, Eastern Visayas, Philippines
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 11.1722, 125.0122
Get the MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Eastern Visayas volume with your photos and a note.
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San Juanico Bridge 15 km
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Kalanggaman Island 83 km
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Homonhon Island 91 km
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Malapascua Island 99 km
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Bantayan Island 140 km
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Questions
Where is MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park?
MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park is in Palo, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are San Juanico Bridge (15 km), Sohoton Caves and Natural Bridge Park (26 km), Kalanggaman Island (83 km).
How do I get the MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Eastern Visayas volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Eastern Visayas volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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