Tagubanhan Island

Tagubanhan
Tagubanhan
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates 11°7′33″N 123°7′47″E / 11.12583°N 123.12972°E / 11.12583; 123.12972Coordinates: 11°7′33″N 123°7′47″E / 11.12583°N 123.12972°E / 11.12583; 123.12972
Archipelago Concepcion Islands
Adjacent bodies of water
Administration
Region Western Visayas
Province Iloilo
Municipality Concepcion

Tagubanhan Island is a wooded island in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is part of the municipality of Concepcion.

Location and geography

Tagubanhan Island is 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) southeast of Panay Island in the Visayan Sea. Part of the Concepcion Islands, Tagubanhan is southwest of Igbon Island and northwest of Anauayan Island. Tagubanhan is separated from Panay by a deep channel and is 980 feet (300 m) at its highest point.[1] To the northwest of Tagubanhan is Mount Apiton, and the channel between Tagubanhan and Panay is known as the Apiton Pass.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Christman 1919, p. 225.
  2. ↑ "Sailing Directions (Enroute) Philippine Islands" (PDF). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008. p. 96. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

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