Cabugao Island Explained

Cabugao Island
Native Name:Cabugao Gamay
Map:Philippines
Map Relief:yes
Coordinates:11.5681°N 123.3478°W
Location:Visayan Sea
Archipelago:Islas de Gigantes
Elevation Ft:357
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
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
Population:uninhabited

Cabugao (locally known as Cabugao Gamay and sometimes called Cabugao Daku or Cabugao Islet) is a small, uninhabited island in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines.

Administration

It is one of fourteen islands politically administered by the municipality of Carles.

Along with Bantigui Island and Antonia Island, it is one of three minor southern islets in the Islas de Gigantes archipelago.

Location and geography

Cabugao is a small island northeast of the Panay Island coast in the Visayan Sea. It is south of Gigantes Sur and is part of the Islas de Gigantes island group. Cabugao is a widely photographed island in Isla de Gigantes and is often part of island-hopping tours of the archipelago. It features two white sand beaches that forms like a sandbar connecting two islets. There is a per-person fee to visit the island.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman. United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. 1919. U.S. Government Printing Office. 221. 30 June 2014.