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    Surigao StraitPhilippines

    10°18′N 125°32′E

    Dinagat Islands

    Part of Philippines

    Dinagat Islands (Cebuano: Mga Pulo sa Dinagat; Surigaonon: Mga Puyo nan Dinagat; Kabalian: Mga Puyo san Dinagat; Waray: Mga Purô han Dinagat; Filipino: Mga Islang Dinagat), officially the Province of Dinagat Islands, is an island province in the Caraga region of the Philippines, located on the south side of Leyte Gulf.

    Remote and secluded beach of Dinagat Island
    Remote and secluded beach of Dinagat Island

    Sanelyn G. Adarne / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    11 landforms

    Overview

    Dinagat Islands (Cebuano: Mga Pulo sa Dinagat; Surigaonon: Mga Puyo nan Dinagat; Kabalian: Mga Puyo san Dinagat; Waray: Mga Purô han Dinagat; Filipino: Mga Islang Dinagat), officially the Province of Dinagat Islands, is an island province in the Caraga region of the Philippines, located on the south side of Leyte Gulf. The island of Leyte is to its west, across Surigao Strait, and mainland Mindanao is to its south. Its main island, Dinagat, is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from north to south. San Jose serves as its provincial capital while Basilisa is the most populous town in the province.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands3
    • Islets6
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Major islands

    1
    • Dinagat Island

      Dinagat Island

      Area
      758 km²
      High point
      939 m

      Dinagat Island is an island located northeast of Mindanao in the Philippines.

    Minor islands

    3

    Islets

    6
    • Unnamed island10 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.8 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.6 ha
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.6 ha
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.1 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    1
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m939 mDinagat189 mGibusong45 mPuyo43 mLittle Gibusong
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Dinagat: 758 km²DinagatGibusong: 9.5 km²GibusongPuyo: 0.63 km²PuyoLittle Gibusong: 0.4 km²Little GibusongUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Dinagat Island758 km²
    Gibusong9.5 km²
    Puyo Island0.63 km²
    Little Gibusong Island0.4 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

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