Diogo Island

Diogo
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Inem
Diogo

Location within the northern extremity of the Philippines

Geography
Location Luzon Strait
Coordinates 20°42′8″N 121°55′41″E / 20.70222°N 121.92806°E / 20.70222; 121.92806Coordinates: 20°42′8″N 121°55′41″E / 20.70222°N 121.92806°E / 20.70222; 121.92806
Archipelago Batanes Group of Islands
Length 1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Width 1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Highest elevation 513 m (1,683 ft)[1]
Country
Region Cagayan Valley
Province Batanes
Municipality Itbayat
Demographics
Population uninhabited
Additional information
Official website Batanes Province Official Website

Diogo Island is an uninhabited volcanic island in the province of Batanes, the northernmost province in the Philippines. Also known as Dinem Island in the native language,[2] Diogo is a lone rock rising out of the sea, with steep cliffs on every side, and dangerous currents make landing there practically impossible. It is an extinct volcano which has suffered heavily from marine erosion. [3]

Geography

Diogo is a small, round island over 1,683 feet (513 m) high, about 3/4 mile (1.21 km) in diameter, lying 3 1/2 miles (5.6 km) southeastward of Itbayat Island. It is steep on the western side but has several small islets lying off the eastern side, the outermost being nearly 1/2 mile (0.80 km) distant.[4]

Geology

In 1903, Diogo Island was observed to be volcanic, discharging vapor and dark material, but another observation in 1908 believe that those are small clouds which often hang around the mountain.[3] It is listed as an inactive volcano[5] by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Previous names

In old Spanish maps, the name of the island was listed as Isla Diego or Rodonta.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (1952). "Batan Island Map". University of Texas at Austin Library. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
  2. ↑ University of Georgia, Yami culture of Taiwan, Retrieved on 2010-08-24
  3. 1 2 Ferguson, Henry G. (1908-02). "The Philippine Journal of Science, Vol.3 Part 1", p.12. Manila Bureau of Printing, 1908.
  4. ↑ U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Department of Commerce. United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands Part I, p. 39. Washington Government Printing Office, 1919.
  5. ↑ PHILVOCS, List of Inactive Volcanoes in the Philippines. Retrieved on 2010-08-24.
  6. ↑ Algué, P. José (1899). Atlas de Filipinas", p. 39. Washington Government Printing Office, 1900.
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