Balabac Island (Agutayan)
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Balabac Island is an island in the Philippines. It is a part of the Palawan province.
The island is home to various endemic species. It is the home of birds like Grey Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pickeringii), Philippine Cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia), Blue-headed Racquet-tail (Prioniturus platenae), and the Palawan Hornbill (Anthracoceros marchei). The Philippine Mouse Deer, a subspecies of the Greater Mouse Deer (Tragulus napu) can only be found in this island.
The Molbogs, a Muslim ethnolinguistic group, is concentrated in this island. Their livelihood includes farming, fishing and barter trading with the nearby Sulu Bangsamoro and Sabah market centers.
The island is home to various endemic species. It is the home of birds like Grey Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pickeringii), Philippine Cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia), Blue-headed Racquet-tail (Prioniturus platenae), and the Palawan Hornbill (Anthracoceros marchei). The Philippine Mouse Deer, a subspecies of the Greater Mouse Deer (Tragulus napu) can only be found in this island.
The Molbogs, a Muslim ethnolinguistic group, is concentrated in this island. Their livelihood includes farming, fishing and barter trading with the nearby Sulu Bangsamoro and Sabah market centers.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balabac_Island
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Coordinates: 7°56'30"N 117°0'40"E
- Banggi Island 65 km
- Balambangan Island 67 km
- Malawali Island 99 km
- Pulau Jambongan 136 km
- Pulau Timbang 259 km
- Mischief Reef 277 km
- Jackson Reef 324 km
- Spratly Islands 351 km
- Tizard Bank 416 km
- Kalayaan 473 km
- Balabac Great Reef 11 km
- Puerto Ciego Bay 13 km
- Balabac Strait 20 km
- Comirán Channel 24 km
- Lumbucán Channel 31 km
- Middle Channel 55 km
- Mangsee Great Reef 57 km
- Main Channel 62 km
- Coral Bay 65 km
- Kudat District 104 km
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