.svg)  BalbagonLocation within the Philippines | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 11°34′59″N 123°16′48″E / 11.58306°N 123.28000°E / 11.58306; 123.28000 |
| Adjacent to | |
| Area | 42 ha (100 acres) |
| Length | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Philippines | |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Iloilo |
| Municipality | Carles |
| Barangay | Lantangan |
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.
Location and geography
Balbagon 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. Balbagon is part of barangay Lantangan, on Gigantes Sur. The Coral Cay Beach Resort is on Balbagon and is accessible from Gigantes Sur.
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. Shoal spits connect both islets to Balbagon.
See also
References
- ^ "Resort Feature: Coral Cay Resort (Carles, Iloilo)". Fire Your Imagination. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "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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