Historically, theCity of Manila consisted of small islands formed byrivulets calledesteros.[1] They includeBinondo, formed by theEstero de Binondo andEstero de la Reina, andSan Miguel, formed by theEstero de San Miguel andEstero de Sampaloc. The walled district ofIntramuros was itself an island surrounded bymoats during theSpanish colonial period. Many of these waterways have been filled i over the years due to urbanization.
Near the entrance toManila Bay is a group of islands, the largest of which isCorregidor. Although administered as part of the province ofCavite, these islands are linked historically to Manila, serving as part of the city's defense system through much of the Spanish andAmerican colonial eras.
An artificial island in theManila North Harbor inTondo bounded on the north byEstero de Sunog Apog (Estero de Marela), on the south and east byEstero de Vitas, and Manila Bay on the west.
An islandsitio north of the main island of Navotas.
Dampalit Island
An islandbarangay and one of the six original islands on whichMalabon was founded. It is separated from the mainland on the east by the Muzon River, the Batasan River on the north, and from Navotas on the west by the Dampalit River.[3]
Malabón Island
Malabon city proper is on one of the six islands which originally comprised Malabon.[3] It is bounded on the north by Dampalit River, on the east and south byTullahan River and on the west by the Navotas and Tanza rivers which separate it from Navotas.
Maysilo Island
An island barangay and one of six islands of Malabón, in themangrove swamps north of Manila.[3]
Navotas Fish Port Complex
An artificial island immediately to the north of Isla de Balút, separated from the main island ofNavotas on the north by the Bangkulasi Channel andTullahan River, on the east fromCaloocan by the Navotas River, and on the south byEstero de Sunog Apog (Estero de Marela).
Navotas city proper is situated on an elongated coastal island, its length on a northwest–southeast axis. It is separated fromMalabon by the Malabón-Navotas River.[4]
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