Balbagon is a teardrop-shaped island in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is one of fourteen islands politically administered by the municipality of Carles. There is a small beach resort on the island.
.svg)  Balbagon Location within the Philippines | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 11°34′59″N 123°16′48″E / 11.58306°N 123.28000°E |
| Adjacent to | |
| Area | 42 ha (100 acres)[1] |
| Length | 1.5 km (0.93 mi)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 3 m (10 ft)[2] |
| Administration | |
Philippines | |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Iloilo |
| Municipality | Carles |
| Barangay | Lantangan |
Location and geography
editBalbagon is a narrow, low-lying wooded island northeast of the Panay Island coast in the Visayan Sea. It is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of Gigantes Sur and directly west of Nabunot Island.[2] Balbagon is part of barangay Lantangan, on Gigantes Sur. The Coral Cay Beach Resort is on Balbagon and is accessible from Gigantes Sur.[3]
Two minor islands lie east and south of Balbagon. Ojastras Islet is a small cay 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of Balbagon, while Turnina Islet is 0.75 miles (1.21 km) to the east.[4] Shoal spits connect both islets to Balbagon.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Resort Feature: Coral Cay Resort (Carles, Iloilo)". Fire Your Imagination. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Balbagon Island". Mapcarta. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Municipality of Carles, Brief History". Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 220. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Sailing Directions (Enroute) Philippine Islands" (PDF). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008. p. 93. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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