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Archipelago

    Philippines and Malaysia

    6°10′N 118°10′E

    Turtle Islands

    Part of Philippines

    Little Bakkungaan island (right) and Great Bakkungaan island (left) as seen from Selingan island.
    Little Bakkungaan island (right) and Great Bakkungaan island (left) as seen from Selingan island.

    Negaraku / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chart

    8 landforms

    Major islands

    3
    • Great Bakkungaan Island

      Great Bakkungaan Island

      Area
      0.5 km²
      High point
      28 m

      Great Bakkungaan Island (also called Bakungan Island) is a small tropical island surrounded by the Sulu Sea in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. The island is one of the seven Philippine Turtle Islands.

    • Taganak Island

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      136 m

      Taganak Island is a small tropical island surrounded by the Sulu Sea in the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. The island is the largest of the seven Philippine Turtle Islands and it is served as administrative center of the Municipality of Turtle Islands.

    • Boaan Island

      Area
      0.7 km²
      High point
      59 m

    Minor islands

    1

    Islets

    3

    Rocks & skerries

    1

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m136 mTaganak59 mBoaan44 mLihiman28 mGreat Bakkungaan17 mLangaan4 mSibaung
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.1110Taganak: 1.3 km²TaganakBoaan: 0.7 km²BoaanGreat Bakkungaan: 0.5 km²Great BakkungaanLihiman: 0.31 km²LihimanLangaan: 0.08 km²LangaanUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandSibaung: 0.2 haSibaungLaurel Rock: 0.1 haLaurel Rock
    km², log scale
    Taganak Island1.3 km²
    Boaan Island0.7 km²
    Great Bakkungaan Island0.5 km²
    Lihiman Island0.31 km²
    Langaan Island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Sibaung Island0.2 ha
    Laurel Rock0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs