Maqueda ChannelPhilippines
14°01′N 124°03′E
Palumbanes
Palumbanes Islands
Part of Luzon
The Palumbanes or Palumbanes Islands, also known locally as “Parompong” (Porongpong), is a group of islands in the Philippine Sea located in the northern part of Caramoran, province of Catanduanes, Bicol Region, Philippines.
Overview
The Palumbanes or Palumbanes Islands, also known locally as “Parompong” (Porongpong), is a group of islands in the Philippine Sea located in the northern part of Caramoran, province of Catanduanes, Bicol Region, Philippines. Palumbanes is accessible by motorboat and is less than an hour away or 13km away from the shoreline of the municipality of Caramoran. The islands are picture-perfect especially during summer. It has the view of a beautiful sunrise, green-contoured mountains, smiling children, and great off-white sand. It is considered as the fishing paradise of the north. The island group is composed of three islands: Parongpong Island, the largest, followed by Tignob Island and Calabagio Island.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands2
- Minor islands1
- Islets5
- Rocks & skerries2
Major islands
Porongpong Island
- Area
- 2 km²
- High point
- 119 m
Tignob Island
- Area
- 0.46 km²
- High point
- 26 m
Minor islands
Calabagio Island
- Area
- 0.27 km²
- High point
- 54 m
Islets
- Unnamed island15 m · 0.02 km²
- Unnamed island0.6 ha
- Unnamed island6 m · 0.5 ha
- Unnamed island1 m · 0.2 ha
- Unnamed island3 m · 0.2 ha
Rocks & skerries
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
Figures
Comparative heights
- Porongpong: 119 m
- Calabagio: 54 m
- Tignob: 26 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Porongpong Island | 2 km² |
| Tignob Island | 0.46 km² |
| Calabagio Island | 0.27 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.6 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.5 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |