List of islands in the Greater Manila Area explained
This is a list of islands in the Greater Manila Area in the Philippines.
There are several small islands located within the Greater Manila Area, particularly along the coast of Manila Bay, both natural and artificial. Many of these islands were formed by the Pasig River delta and consist of sand and mudflats. Artificial islands have been built particularly in Tondo's North Port area, the Navotas fish port area, and the Las Piñas–Parañaque reclamation area.
Historically, the City of Manila consisted of small islands formed by rivulets called esteros.[1] They include Binondo, formed by the Estero de Binondo and Estero de la Reina, and San Miguel, formed by the Estero de San Miguel and Estero de Sampaloc. The walled district of Intramuros was itself an island surrounded by moats during the Spanish colonial period. Many of these waterways have been filled i over the years due to urbanization.
Near the entrance to Manila Bay is a group of islands, the largest of which is Corregidor. Although administered as part of the province of Cavite, these islands are linked historically to Manila, serving as part of the city's defense system through much of the Spanish and American colonial eras.
List of islands
City of Manila
- Engineer's Island
- Isla de Balút
- An artificial island in the Manila North Harbor in Tondo bounded on the north by Estero de Sunog Apog (Estero de Marela), on the south and east by Estero de Vitas, and Manila Bay on the west.
- Isla de Convalecencia
- The only ait dividing the Pasig River in the City of Manila, located in San Miguel District.
- Isla de Provisor
- A small island in northwestern Paco District surrounded by Estero de Provisor, Estero del Tanque, and the Pasig River.
Malabon - Navotas
- Isla Pulo
- An island sitio north of the main island of Navotas.
- Dampalit Island
- An island barangay and one of the six original islands on which Malabon was founded. It is separated from the mainland on the east by the Muzon River, the Batasan River on the north, and from Navotas on the west by the Dampalit River.
- Malabón Island
- Malabon city proper is on one of the six islands which originally comprised Malabon. It is bounded on the north by Dampalit River, on the east and south by Tullahan River and on the west by the Navotas and Tanza rivers which separate it from Navotas.
- Maysilo Island
- An island barangay and one of six islands of Malabón, in the mangrove swamps north of Manila.[3]
- Navotas Fish Port Complex
- An artificial island immediately to the north of Isla de Balút, separated from the main island of Navotas on the north by the Bangkulasi Channel and Tullahan River, on the east from Caloocan by the Navotas River, and on the south by Estero de Sunog Apog (Estero de Marela).
- Navotas Island
- Navotas city proper is situated on an elongated coastal island, its length on a northwest–southeast axis. It is separated from Malabon by the Malabón-Navotas River.[4]
- Tanza Island
- An island barangay in Navotas surrounded by the Tangos, Batasan, and Tanza rivers.
Las Piñas - Parañaque
- Long Island
- One of three artificial islands that form the Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area.
- Freedom Island
- One of three artificial islands that form the Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area.
- Alabat Island
- Alibijaban Island
- Anilon Island
- Apat Island
- Bakaw-Bakaw Island
- Balot Island
- Baluti Island
- Binombonan Island
- Bird Island
- Bonga Island
- Bonito Island
- Bubuin Island
- Burunggoy Island
- Caban Island
- Cagbalete Island
- Calamba Island
- Culebra Island
- Dalig Island
- Dampalitan Island
- Fortune Island
- Ikulong Island
- Isla Puting Bato Island
- Lagdauin Island
- Lambauing Island
- Ligpo Island
- Malahi Island
- Malajibomanoc Island
- Mangayao Island
- Manlanat Island
- Maricaban Island
- Napayong Island
- Pagbilao Chica Island
- Pagbilao Grande Island
- Palasan Island
- Patayan Island
- Santa Amalia Island
- Sombrero Island
- Talabaan Islands
- Talim Island
- Twin Island
- Verde Island
- Volcano Island
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Physiognomy . City of Manila Tourism . 18 July 2015.
- Web site: Baseco and its Proclamation . . 18 July 2015.
- Book: The Central Luzon Plain: Land and Society on the Inland Frontier . McLennan, Marshall S. . 1980 . Alemar-Phoenix Publishing House . 18 July 2015.
- Web site: City Ecological Profile . Navotas City Government . 18 July 2015 .
