Pangalan Island

Pangalan
Pangalan

Location within the Philippines

Geography
Coordinates 11°16′N 123°06′E / 11.26°N 123.10°E / 11.26; 123.10Coordinates: 11°16′N 123°06′E / 11.26°N 123.10°E / 11.26; 123.10
Archipelago Bayas Islets
Adjacent bodies of water Visayan Sea
Area 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi)
Administration
Region Western Visayas
Province Iloilo
Municipality Estancia
Demographics
Population uninhabited

Pangalan Island is a low, uninhabited islet in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is part of the municipality of Estancia.

Location and geography

Pangalan Island is located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of Panay Island in the Visayan Sea.[1] Pangalan is part of the Bayas Islets, which include Bayas Island, Manipulon Island, and Magusipol Island. Pangalan and Magusipol are connected by reefs, with no running water between them.[2]

See also

References

  1. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 223. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  2. "Sailing Directions (Enroute) Philippine Islands" (PDF). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008. p. 92. Retrieved 17 June 2014.


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