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Poro Point
Poro Point, also known historically as San Fernando Point ((スペイン語:Punta San Fernando)), is a headland and peninsula located in the city of San Fernando, La Union, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It projects northwesterly about into the South China Sea.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hydrogeologic Reconnaissance of Poro Point and Vicinity, Luzon Island, Philippines )〕 It was named after its location within barangay Poro and is the site of Poro Point Freeport Zone, a special economic zone established since 1993.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Poro Point Freeport Zone )〕
==Geography==
Poro Point forms the western boundary of San Fernando Bay where the city's downtown core and international seaport are located. To the south, it overlooks Lingayen Gulf which spreads all the way into the northern coast of Pangasinan up to Santiago Island in Bolinao. The headland is about wide rising gently to the northwest to an elevation of . White cliffs are prominent features along its western coastline.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Philippine Islands Sailing Direction, Section 3 )〕〔 The southern side of the peninsula contains the 65.5-hectare Greek-inspired Thunderbird Resort with white-sand beaches, a nine-hole golf course and an artificial lake completed in 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PGMA to lead inauguration of Poro Point Tourism Complex )〕
The entire peninsula covers an area of composed of coralline limestone possibly dating back to the Pleistocene age.〔 It is a habitat of several migrating bird species such as kingfisher, grey heron, starling and pied triller.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Pleasures of Poro Point )〕 The point is located about from the San Fernando Airport and some north-northwest of Manila. It is part of barangay Poro but administered by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority as a tourism and industrial estate.
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