Balintang ChannelPhilippines
19°58′N 122°09′E
Balintang Islands
Part of Luzon
Balintang Islands are a small group of rocky islands in the middle of Balintang Channel, in Luzon Strait, northern Philippines. The islands are almost equidistant to both Babuyan Island, Cagayan, which lies about 29 miles (47 km) to the southwest, and Sabtang Island, Batanes, located 28 miles (45 km) to the northwest.
Overview
Balintang Islands are a small group of rocky islands in the middle of Balintang Channel, in Luzon Strait, northern Philippines. The islands are almost equidistant to both Babuyan Island, Cagayan, which lies about 29 miles (47 km) to the southwest, and Sabtang Island, Batanes, located 28 miles (45 km) to the northwest. The group is composed of seven small, sharp-peaked islets and rocks visible about 24 miles (39 km) in clear weather. Taiwan is directly to the north of Luzon Island in the Philippines via Luzon Strait to Bashi Channel.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands1
- Minor islands0
- Islets5
- Rocks & skerries6
Major islands
Balintang Island
- Area
- 0.54 km²
- High point
- 139 m
Islets
- Unnamed island41 m · 0.04 km²
- Unnamed island0.3 ha
- Unnamed island0.3 ha
- Unnamed island0.2 ha
- Unnamed island0.2 ha
Rocks & skerries
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
Figures
Comparative heights
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Balintang Island | 0.54 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.04 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |