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    Philippines

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    Quiniluban Group

    Quinluban Islands

    Part of Cuyo Archipelago and Quinawanan Islands

    The Quiniluban Group is a group of islands in Palawan Province of the Philippines situated between the islands of Palawan and Panay in the Sulu Sea. The group is the northernmost in the Cuyo Archipelago, consisting of several islands and rocks. 9 mi) in diameter. The largest of the circular group is Quiniluban Island.

    Quiniluban island Group, in the northern part of the Cuyo archipelago.
    Quiniluban island Group, in the northern part of the Cuyo archipelago.

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    4 landforms

    Overview

    The Quiniluban Group is a group of islands in Palawan Province of the Philippines situated between the islands of Palawan and Panay in the Sulu Sea. The group is the northernmost in the Cuyo Archipelago, consisting of several islands and rocks. The easternmost of which is a circular group of islands surrounded by reef about 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) in diameter. The largest of the circular group is Quiniluban Island. The island group also includes the upscale resort island of Pamican located about 5.6 nautical miles (10.4 km; 6.4 mi) southwest of the circular group, and Manamoc Island located 3.0 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) further southwest of Pamilacan. These mostly hilly islands are of limestone formation, have no permanent streams, and very little wood, but are covered with tall grass. Most of the inhabitants live along the coast, and there is some cultivation on the larger islands. The island group is under the jurisdiction of the Municipality of Agutaya, Palawan, with its town center located 16 to 18 nautical miles (30 to 33 km; 18 to 21 mi) southeast of the Quiniluban Island Group on Agutaya Island, depending on the location.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets2
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    2
    • Manamoc

      Manamoc

      Area
      5.6 km²
      High point
      215 m

      Manamoc is an island-barangay in the Sulu Sea, in the northeastern part of the province of Palawan in the Philippines. It is a part of the Quiniluban group of islands of the Cuyo Archipelago between the islands of Palawan and Panay.

    • Pamalican

      Pamalican

      Area
      1 km²
      High point
      32 m

      Pamalican Island, also spelled as Pamalikan, is a small and sandy island of the Cuyo Islands in the Sulu Sea, between Palawan and Panay, in the north part of the Palawan Province of the Philippines. 7 sq mi) coral reef. 6 mi), and measures only 500 metres (1,600 ft) at its widest point.

    Islets

    2
    • Unnamed island0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island0.01 km²

    Also in the area

    1

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m215 mManamoc32 mPamalican11 mTatay
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.010.1110Manamoc: 5.6 km²ManamocPamalican: 1 km²PamalicanTatay: 0.07 km²TatayUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale
    Manamoc5.6 km²
    Pamalican1 km²
    Tatay Island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²

    Groups within

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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

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