Sombrero Island (Iloilo)
For other uses of "Sombrero Island", see Sombrero Island (disambiguation).
.svg.png)  Sombrero Location within the Philippines | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 11°15′37″N 123°10′33″E / 11.26028°N 123.17583°ECoordinates: 11°15′37″N 123°10′33″E / 11.26028°N 123.17583°E |
| Archipelago | Concepcion Islands |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Visayan Sea |
| Administration | |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Iloilo |
| Municipality | Concepcion |
Sombrero (variously Sombrero Islet) is a small, cone-shaped island in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is part of the municipality of Concepcion.
Location and geography
Sombrero Island is east of Panay Island in the Visayan Sea. Part of the Concepcion Islands, Sombrero is southeast of Pan de Azucar Island by less than 0.40 kilometres (.25 mi). A sandbar connects Sombrero to Pan de Azucar at low tide. Sombrero is a wooded island and is 549 feet (167 m) at its highest point.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 224. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ↑ "Sailing Directions (Enroute) Philippine Islands" (PDF). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008. p. 92. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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