Kinatarkan Explained

Kinatarkan
Kinatarcan / Guintarcan / Batbatan
Map:Bantayan Island
Label:Kinatarkan
Location:Visayan Sea
Length Km:6.8
Width Km:2.5
Country:Philippines
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Region
Country Admin Divisions 1:Central Visayas (Region VII)
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Province
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 3:Santa Fe

Kinatarkan, also spelled as Kinatarcan and also known as Guintarcan, is an island of the province of Cebu in the Philippines. It lies about 25abbr=offNaNabbr=off off the west coast of Cebu and 12abbr=outNaNabbr=out northeast from Bantayan Island. The island is within the municipality of Santa Fe and comprises three barangays: Hagdan, Kinatarkan and Langub.

The island has an elongated elliptical shape, about 6.8km (04.2miles) long (N-S) and 2.5km (01.6miles) wide (E-W). Offshore are numerous coral reefs and seagrass beds. The topography of the island is hilly and along the eastern coastline is a large lagoon. The coast of the island is dominated by numerous towering rock cliffs, which are interrupted by some flat beaches. The vegetation of the island consists of dense tropical vegetation, in the interior there are also large intensive agricultural areas.

A number of sinkholes have formed at various locations on the island.[1] While one appeared in 2014, it is thought that others had developed some years earlier. their cause is still being assessed.

The island can be reached by ferry from Daanbantayan, and from Santa Fe by pump boat. There is a lighthouse - LS Guintarcan - to the southeast of the island ( 11.3017°N 123.8911°W).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DENR to re-assess sinkhole . 7 August 2014 . 1 November 2014 . Jessica J Agua . Philippine Star . https://web.archive.org/web/20141109183008/http://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2014/08/07/1354800/denr-re-assess-sinkhole . 9 November 2014 . dead.