Cabugao Island
Cabugao (locally known as Cabugao Gamay and sometimes called Cabugao Daku or Cabugao Islet) is a small, uninhabited island in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is one of fourteen islands politically administered by the municipality of Carles. Along with Bantigui Island and Antonia Island, it is one of three minor southern islets in the Islas de Gigantes archipelago.
Native name: Cabugao Gamay | |
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Cabugao Island Location within the Philippines | |
Geography | |
Location | Visayan Sea |
Coordinates | 11°34′5″N 123°20′52″E |
Archipelago | Islas de Gigantes |
Highest elevation | 357 ft (108.8 m)[1] |
Administration | |
Region | Western Visayas |
Province | Iloilo |
Municipality | Carles |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
Location and geography
Cabugao is a small island northeast of the Panay Island coast in the Visayan Sea. It is 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) south of Gigantes Sur and is part of the Islas de Gigantes island group.[1] Cabugao is a widely photographed island in Isla de Gigantes and is often part of island-hopping tours of the archipelago. It features two white sand beaches that forms like a sandbar connecting two islets. There is a ₱50 per-person fee to visit the island.
References
- U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 221. Retrieved 30 June 2014.