Nacube

Nacube
Nacube
Location within the Philippines 124.77350°E, 11.99519°N
Coordinates: 11°59′42.684″N 124°46′24.600″E / 11.99519000°N 124.77350000°E / 11.99519000; 124.77350000Coordinates: 11°59′42.684″N 124°46′24.600″E / 11.99519000°N 124.77350000°E / 11.99519000; 124.77350000
Country  Philippines

Nacube is a village on the island of Samar in The Philippines.

Nacube is a word from a road construction company from which local people learned the term. Nacube is from the old original word of "Curve" a Geodetical surveying term', in local dialect it is called "Naliku" or "Nacurve", in this stretch of the highway you can encounter a strange curve which is so lengthy and lies on a soft foundation of soil, the curve is retained on the side to prevent erosion and lower foundation soil from sliding to the sides and go upwards preventing the highway curve from giving way of sinking. Curve is located at kilometer post or monument 757 from reference point Zero in Luneta or the Ped Xing.

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