Visayan SeaPhilippines
11°36′N 123°20′E
Gigantes Islands
Gigante Islands
Part of Visayas
Islas de Gigantes (Spanish: Gigantes Islands lit: Giants' Islands) (variously Islas Gigantes, Higantes group, or Gigantes group) is an island chain within the larger Western Visayas archipelago in the Visayan Sea. It is part of the municipality of Carles in the northernmost part of Iloilo province, Philippines.
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Overview
Islas de Gigantes (Spanish: Gigantes Islands lit: Giants' Islands) (variously Islas Gigantes, Higantes group, or Gigantes group) is an island chain within the larger Western Visayas archipelago in the Visayan Sea. It is part of the municipality of Carles in the northernmost part of Iloilo province, Philippines. The Gigantes Islands consist of about ten islands; the two largest are Gigantes Norte (North Gigantes) and Gigantes Sur (South Gigantes). According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,332 residents. There is also a lighthouse on Gigantes Norte.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands2
- Minor islands4
- Islets3
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
South Gigante Island
- Area
- 5.4 km²
- High point
- 221 m
North Gigante Island
- Area
- 4.5 km²
- High point
- 214 m
Minor islands
Himamylan Island
- Area
- 0.21 km²
- High point
- 18 m
Cabugao Grande Island
- Area
- 0.16 km²
- High point
- 96 m
Labno Island
- Area
- 0.13 km²
- High point
- 26 m
Cabugao Island
- Area
- 0.11 km²
- High point
- 88 m
Islets
- Adcalayo Islet20 m · 0.01 km²
- Unnamed island2 m · 0.1 ha
- Unnamed island0.1 ha
Also in the area
Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.
- Bulubadiang Island40 m · 0.03 km²
Figures
Comparative heights
- South Gigante: 221 m
- North Gigante: 214 m
- Cabugao Grande: 96 m
- Cabugao: 88 m
- Bulubadiang: 40 m
- Labno: 26 m
- Adcalayo: 20 m
- Himamylan: 18 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| South Gigante Island | 5.4 km² |
| North Gigante Island | 4.5 km² |
| Himamylan Island | 0.21 km² |
| Cabugao Grande Island | 0.16 km² |
| Labno Island | 0.13 km² |
| Cabugao Island | 0.11 km² |
| Bulubadiang Island | 0.03 km² |
| Adcalayo Islet | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 ha |
Photographs
Cabugao Gamay, Isla Gigantes
Taken June 10, with friends
One of the scenic point of Isla de Gigantes (Gigantes Island) in Carles town, Iloilo Province Philippines
North and South Gigante Islands (right and left respectively), Iloilo Province, the Philippines
Gigantes Islands (Islas de Gigantes) in Carles, Iloilo, is a pristine, remote island chain in the Visayan Sea known for white-sand beaches, limestone cliffs, hidden lagoons, and affordable seafood (especially scallops).
2-hour Boat ride from the port of Carles, Ilo Ilo to reach the Islas de Gigantes
Gigantes Islands (Islas de Gigantes) in Carles, Iloilo, is a pristine, remote island chain in the Visayan Sea known for white-sand beaches, limestone cliffs, hidden lagoons, and affordable seafood (especially scallops).
Pump boats on Isla Gigantes beach, Carles Iloilo Philippines
2-hour Boat ride from the port of Carles, Ilo Ilo to reach the Islas de Gigantes
Small pump boat on Isla Gigantes beach, Carles Iloilo Philippines
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Gigantes Island. Patrick Poculan / CC BY 2.0
- Gigantesbeautiful. Lzdlizardo / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Isla de Gigantes beach. SIPAT: View from the Edge / CC BY 2.0
- North-South Gigante. P199 / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Islas de Gigantes 3. Mhlayson / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bantigue Island Sandbar. Emman Asuncion Foronda / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Floating Happiness at Tangke Salt Water Lagoon Iloilo. Emman Asuncion Foronda / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Islas de Gigantes Rock Formations - 2 hour boat ride. Buczaii / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Islas de Gigantes1. Mhlayson / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pump boats on Isla Gigantes beach. Iloilo Wanderer / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rock Formations in Islas de Gigantes Boat Ride. Buczaii / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Small pump boat on Isla Gigantes beach. Iloilo Wanderer / CC BY-SA 4.0