Chindonan Island | |
Map: | Philippines |
Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Coron Bay |
Coordinates: | 11.9242°N 120.0514°W |
Country: | Philippines |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Region |
Country Admin Divisions: | Mimaropa |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Province |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Palawan |
Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Municipality |
Country Admin Divisions 2: | Culion |
Chindonan Island is located in Coron Bay, in Culion, province of Palawan, Philippines,[1] part of the Calamianes Group of Islands. The island has tropical forest with springs with drinkable freshwater, making it habitable. Surrounded by more than of coral reefs and several World War II shipwrecks, it is attractive to scuba divers.[2]
The island has parrots, kingfishers, eagles and many other birds. Asian water monitors are found in the dense mangroves that surrounds parts of the island.