Cagdanao Island | |
Map: | Philippines |
Map Relief: | yes |
Coordinates: | 11.0722°N 119.7336°W |
Country: | Philippines |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Region |
Country Admin Divisions: | Mimaropa |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Province |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Palawan |
Cagdanao is an island in the province of Palawan in the Philippines. The island is located east from the town of Taytay in northern Palawan and from El Nido Airport.
The island is surrounded with a coral reef, from shallow coral gardens to deep drop-offs on the north side. Cagdanao Island offers a variety of diving sites around the island. On the island, beaches frontage of with white sand and a of flat land that extends back to the edge of the hills. Hilly elevation with vegetation like palms, loamy and forest soil sandy.
Access to the island is mainly from Palawan, via a 40-minute sail with a speedboat. Cagdanao Island is a popular site for snorkeling and scuba diving in and around its coral reef. Damselfish (Pomacentridae), gobies (Gobiidae) and wrasses (Labridae) are the most abundant fish families.
A beach resort called Cagdanao Island Beach Resort is situated on the island.