Capitancillo Island
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Visayan Sea |
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| Archipelago | Central Visayas |
| Adjacent to | Camotes Sea |
| Area | [convert: invalid number] |
| Highest elevation | [1] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Cebu |
| City | Bogo |
| Barangay | Odlot |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
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Capitancillo (historically Islote de Capitancillo and variously Capitancillo Islet) is a small coral island (about 600 hectares in size) near Bogo, Cebu, Philippines. The island is a protected marine sanctuary, featuring three dive sites and a lighthouse.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]Capitáncillo is Spanish for "subchief", from capitán ("captain") + -cillo (diminutive suffix).[2]
Location and geography
[edit | edit source]Capitancillo is a small, uninhabited island northeast of Cebu Island in the Camotes Sea. It is 6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) east of Barangay Odlot proper in mainland Bogo City. Three areas around the island (Ormoc Shoal, Núñez Shoal, and the southwest wall of Capitancillo) are recognized dive sites. Polambato Port, Nailon Wharf, Marangog Cove, and Odlot Hideaway all serve as connecting points to the island from mainland Bogo, and the trip takes anywhere from fifteen to 45 minutes. There are no stores nor accommodation on the island.[3]
Lighthouse
[edit | edit source]The original lighthouse was listed in the Faros Españoles de Ultramar as one of 27 major lighthouses of Spanish Philippines.[4][5] The Capitancillo lighthouse was built in 1905, with the current white steel tower dating to the 1950s. The tower is 83 feet (25 m) high, and flashes three white lights every ten seconds.[6]
See also
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 2008
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- ^ Philippine Daily Inquirer 2011
- ^ Sánchez Terry 1992
- ^ Rowlett 2016
- ^ Lighthouse Explorer 2014
Sources
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External links
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