Verde Island PassagePhilippines
13°29′N 121°10′E
Baco Islands
Part of Luzon
The Baco Islands are a chain of three small wooded islands in the Philippines, located off the northern coast of Mindoro island. The Baco Islands are located off the coast of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, in the Verde Island Passage and are administered as part of the city of Calapan. The island chain consists of:
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The Baco Islands are a chain of three small wooded islands in the Philippines, located off the northern coast of Mindoro island. The Baco Islands are located off the coast of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, in the Verde Island Passage and are administered as part of the city of Calapan. The island chain consists of:
Baco Grande Island (also known as just Baco Island) – largest island in the southwest of the chain that is 295 feet (90 m) feet in elevation Baco Medio Island - middle island that is 260 feet (79 m) feet in elevation Baco Chico Island – smallest island in the northeast of the chain that is 130 feet (40 m) feet in elevation
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands2
- Minor islands0
- Islets1
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
Baco Medio Island
- Area
- 0.21 km²
- High point
- 73 m
Baco Grande Island
- Area
- 0.55 km²
- High point
- 92 m
Islets
- Baco Chico Island34 m · 0.06 km²
Figures
Comparative heights
- Baco Grande: 92 m
- Baco Medio: 73 m
- Baco Chico: 34 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Baco Grande Island | 0.55 km² |
| Baco Medio Island | 0.21 km² |
| Baco Chico Island | 0.06 km² |
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Baco Islands. P199 / CC BY-SA 4.0