Balbagon Island Explained

Balbagon
Map:Philippines
Map Relief:yes
Coordinates:11.5831°N 123.28°W
Area Ha:42
Area Footnotes:[1]
Length Km:1.5
Elevation M:3
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Country:Philippines
Country Admin Divisions Title:Region
Country Admin Divisions:Western Visayas
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Province
Country Admin Divisions 1:Iloilo
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 2:Carles
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Barangay
Country Admin Divisions 3: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 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.[3]

Two minor islands lie east and south of Balbagon. Ojastras Islet is a small cay south of Balbagon, while Turnina Islet is to the east.[4] Shoal spits connect both islets to Balbagon.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resort Feature: Coral Cay Resort (Carles, Iloilo). Fire Your Imagination. 30 June 2014.
  2. Web site: Balbagon Island. Mapcarta. 30 June 2014.
  3. Web site: Municipality of Carles, Brief History. 30 June 2014.
  4. Book: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman. United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. 1919. U.S. Government Printing Office. 220. 30 June 2014.
  5. Web site: Sailing Directions (Enroute) Philippine Islands. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 1 July 2014. 93. 2008.