| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:island 
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                                | gptkbp:area | 13,429.5 km² 
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                                | gptkbp:borderedBy | gptkb:Philippine_Sea gptkb:Leyte_Gulf
 gptkb:Samar_Sea
 gptkb:Visayan_Sea
 
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                                | gptkbp:climate | gptkb:tropical_rainforest 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredBy | gptkb:Ruy_López_de_Villalobos 
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                                | gptkbp:ethnicGroup | gptkb:Waray 
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                                | gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans | 1543 
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                                | gptkbp:historicalEvent | site of Balangiga Encounter 
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                                | gptkbp:historicalName | Zamar 
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                                | gptkbp:language | gptkb:Filipino gptkb:Waray-Waray
 English
 
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                                | gptkbp:largestCity | gptkb:Calbayog 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedIn | gptkb:Philippines 
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                                | gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity | agriculture fishing
 forestry
 
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                                | gptkbp:mainRiver | gptkb:Catubig_River Basey River
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableCity | gptkb:Catbalogan gptkb:Borongan
 gptkb:Catarman
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFauna | gptkb:bird gptkb:Philippine_tarsier
 gptkb:Philippine_warty_pig
 gptkb:Philippine_deer
 various hornbill species
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFeature | gptkb:Samar_Island_Natural_Park 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFestival | gptkb:Padul-ong_Festival Manaragat Festival
 Samar Day
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableLandmark | gptkb:Sohoton_Caves gptkb:San_Juanico_Bridge
 gptkb:Calbiga_Caves
 Lulugayan Falls
 
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                                | gptkbp:population | 1,909,537 
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                                | gptkbp:province | gptkb:Eastern_Samar gptkb:Northern_Samar
 gptkb:Samar
 
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                                | gptkbp:rankInPhilippinesBySize | third largest island 
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                                | gptkbp:region | gptkb:Eastern_Visayas 
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                                | gptkbp:separates | gptkb:San_Juanico_Strait gptkb:Leyte_Island
 
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                                | gptkbp:timezone | PST (UTC+8) 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Calbayog gptkb:San_Policarpo
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Samar Island 
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