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Busuanga Island

Coordinates:12°8′42″N120°5′41″E / 12.14500°N 120.09472°E /12.14500; 120.09472
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Island in the Calamian Group in the Philippines
For the municipality, seeBusuanga, Palawan.
Busuanga Island
Map showing the Calamian Group (in red) and Busuanga Island (in maroon)
Busuanga Island is located in Palawan
Busuanga Island
Busuanga Island
Location within the Palawan
Geography
LocationMindoro Strait
Coordinates12°8′42″N120°5′41″E / 12.14500°N 120.09472°E /12.14500; 120.09472
ArchipelagoCalamianes
Adjacent to
Area890 km2 (340 sq mi)
Highest elevation2,034 ft (620 m)
Highest pointMount Dalara
Administration
RegionMimaropa
ProvincePalawan
Municipalities
Demographics
Population73,849 (as of 2015)
Additional information
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Busuanga, is the largest island in theCalamian Group of islands in the province ofPalawan in thePhilippines. Busuanga Island is the second largest island in the province afterPalawan island itself. The island is located halfway between the islands of Mindoro and Palawan with theSouth China Sea located to the west and theSulu Sea to the southeast. South of the island are the two other major islands of the Calamian Group:Culion Island andCoron Island. The western third of the island is under the municipality ofBusuanga and the eastern two-thirds belong to the municipality ofCoron.

Busuanga Island is known as arecreational diving location due toWorld War IIJapanese wrecks that were sunk by American navy bombings in Coron Bay, a natural anchorage near the town center of Coron, on September 24, 1944.[1]

Geology

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Part of theNorth Palawan Block, Busuanga Island consists mainly of the LiminangcongFormation, aPermian toLate Jurassicchert. This chert forms the distinguishing mountain ranges, with the Middle-Late Jurassic Guinlo Formation clastics forming the valleys on Busuanga.[2] Busuanga was known for its tabularmanganese deposits found within the chert sequence, 1 meter (3 ft 3 in) thick and extending laterally up to 200 meters (660 ft).Braunite is the common manganese mineral type found in theore.[3][4][5]

Geology Gallery

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  • An outcrop of deformed Liminangcong chert along the Coron-Busuanga road near the Marina del Sol yacht club
    An outcrop of deformed Liminangcong chert along the Coron-Busuanga road near the Marina del Sol yacht club
  • Close-up view of the folded layers of Liminangcong chert in Busuanga
    Close-up view of the folded layers of Liminangcong chert in Busuanga
  • View of Mt. Dalara, the tallest mountain in Busuanga Island from Mt. Tapyas in Coron Town
    View of Mt. Dalara, the tallest mountain in Busuanga Island from Mt. Tapyas in Coron Town
  • Another outcrop of heavily-deformed Liminangcong chert in Guadalupe, Coron
    Another outcrop of heavily-deformed Liminangcong chert in Guadalupe, Coron

References

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  1. ^"Wrecks of Coron Bay". Dive Magazine. 16 November 2021. Retrieved2 June 2022.
  2. ^Zamoras, Lawrence; Matsuoka, Atsushi (January 2001)."The Malampaya Sound Group in the Calamian Islands, North Palawan Block (Philippines)". Retrieved2 June 2022.
  3. ^Sorem, Ronald (1958)."Origin of manganese deposits of Busuanga Island, Philippines, USGS Open-File Report 58-98".USGS Publications Warehouse. USGS. Retrieved2 June 2022.
  4. ^Marquez, Edanjarlo; Aitchison, Jonathan; Zamoras, Lawrence (2007)."Upper Permian to Middle Jurassic radiolarian assemblages of Busuanga and surrounding islands, Palawan, Philippines".Radiolaria. Springer. pp. 101–125.doi:10.1007/978-3-7643-8344-2_8.ISBN 978-3-7643-8343-5.S2CID 129846423. Retrieved2 June 2022.
  5. ^Wolfart, Reinhard; Cepak, Pavel; Gramann, Franz; Kemper, Edwin; Porth, Hans (2 April 1986)."Stratigraphy of Palawan Island, Philippines".Newsletters on Stratigraphy. Schweizerbart science publishers. Retrieved2 June 2022.

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