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    Tawi-Tawi Island

    Tawi-Tawi

    5°12′N 120°02′E

    Tawitawi Island (also spelled Tawi Tawi or Tawi-Tawi) is a Philippine island in the Sulu Archipelago between the Sulu Sea and Celebes Sea, about 64 kilometres (40 mi; 35 nmi) east of Borneo. It is the main island of Tawi-Tawi Province, with a little more than half the province's 1,087.40 km2 (419.85 sq mi) land area.

    This is the area of the Indigenous people's house in Barangay Tubig-Tanah, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.
    This is the area of the Indigenous people's house in Barangay Tubig-Tanah, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.

    Mhidz Sayadi / CC0

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    Tawitawi Island (also spelled Tawi Tawi or Tawi-Tawi) is a Philippine island in the Sulu Archipelago between the Sulu Sea and Celebes Sea, about 64 kilometres (40 mi; 35 nmi) east of Borneo. It is the main island of Tawi-Tawi Province, with a little more than half the province's 1,087.40 km2 (419.85 sq mi) land area. Tawitawi has an area of 580.5 square kilometres (224.1 sq mi), making it the 21st-largest island of the Philippines, and the third-largest island in the Sulu Archipelago (after Basilan and Jolo). It has a shoreline length of 152.2 kilometres (94.6 mi), and a maximum elevation of 549 metres (1,801 ft). Tawitawi Island is of volcanic origin and irregular in shape, about 55 kilometres (34 mi) long and between 10 and 23 kilometres (6.2 and 14.3 mi) wide. It is hilly and heavily wooded, with both white sandy beaches and rocky coasts. The island is subdivided into four municipalities (Bongao, Languyan, Panglima Sugala, and Tandubas). The inhabitants are mostly Sama people, speaking Sama–Bajaw languages and of Muslim conviction.

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    Also in Sulu Archipelago

    Also in Mindanao

    Also in Philippines

    • Luzon

      104,935 km²▲ 2,928 m

      Major islands

    • Mindanao

      93,885 km²▲ 2,954 m

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    • Negros

      12,778 km²▲ 2,465 m

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    • Samar

      12,435 km²▲ 890 m

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    • Panay

      11,512 km²▲ 2,102 m

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    • Palawan

      11,346 km²▲ 2,963 m

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    • Mindoro

      9,824 km²▲ 2,616 m

      Minor islands

    • Leyte

      6,997 km²▲ 1,200 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Malay Archipelago

    • Borneo

      732,069 km²▲ 4,095 m

      Major islands

    • Sumatra

      429,717 km²▲ 3,805 m

      Major islands

    • Sulawesi

      168,788 km²▲ 3,478 m

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    • Java

      126,804 km²▲ 3,676 m

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    • Luzon

      104,935 km²▲ 2,928 m

      Major islands

    • Mindanao

      93,885 km²▲ 2,954 m

      Major islands

    • Timor

      28,560 km²▲ 2,963 m

      Minor islands

    • Halmahera

      17,956 km²▲ 1,571 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Pacific Islands

    • New Guinea

      774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m

      Major islands

    • Japan

      377,974 km²

      Major islands

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Honshu

      227,970 km²▲ 3,776 m

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    • Luzon

      104,935 km²▲ 2,928 m

      Major islands

    • Mindanao

      93,885 km²▲ 2,954 m

      Major islands

    • Hokkaido

      77,983 km²▲ 2,291 m

      Minor islands

    • Sakhalin

      74,571 km²▲ 1,609 m

      Minor islands

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