Chindonan Island Explained

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]

Fauna

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Culion Island . Encyclopædia Britannica . April 7, 2011.
  2. Web site: Diving. chindonan-diveresort.com. 31 July 2015. 6 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190906091551/https://chindonan-diveresort.com/diving/. dead.