Barit Explained

Barit
Map:Philippines
Map Relief:yes
Coordinates:18.8694°N 121.2564°W
Waterbody:Babuyan Channel
Archipelago:Babuyan Islands
Area Ha:700
Area Footnotes:[1]
Country:Philippines
Country Admin Divisions Title:Region
Country Admin Divisions:Cagayan Valley
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Province
Country Admin Divisions 1:Cagayan
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 2:Aparri
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Barangay
Country Admin Divisions 3:Fuga Island

Barit (historically Bari)[2] is a small, wooded, privately owned island in northern Cagayan, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of Barangay Fuga Island in the municipality of Aparri.

Location and geography

Barit Island is north of Luzon Island in the Luzon Strait. Part of the Babuyan Islands, Barit is west of nearby Fuga Island. Mabag Island is only from Barit.[3] There is a small airstrip on Barit.[4] Barit was owned by Chinese-Filipino businessman Tan Yu, who purchased the island in 1990. Barit is currently administered by Barit Island Holdings, a subsidiary of Yu's Asiaworld Internationale.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Antonio Lopez . Entrepreneurs - From Backwater to Fantasy Isle After a Near-Death Experience, a Filipino-Chinese Tycoon Makes an Audacious Move . Asiaweek.com . 24 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129022015/http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/96/0202/biz1.html . 29 November 2014.
  2. Book: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman. United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. 1919. U.S. Government Printing Office. 42. 23 June 2014.
  3. Web site: Sailing Directions (Enroute) Philippine Islands. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 23 June 2014. 6. 2008.
  4. Web site: Barit Airstrip. PilotNav. 23 June 2014.
  5. Web site: Mary Ann Ll. Reyes. Asiaworld, Sta Lucia tie up on bay project. Philstar. 24 June 2014.