List of islands in the Greater Manila Area
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This is a list of islands in the Greater Manila Area in the Philippines.
There are several small islands located within the Greater Manila Area, particularly along the coast of Manila Bay, both natural and artificial. Many of these islands were formed by the Pasig River delta and consist of sand and mudflats. Artificial islands have been built particularly in Tondo's North Port area, the Navotas fish port area, and the Las Piñas–Parañaque reclamation area.
Historically, the City of Manila consisted of small islands formed by rivulets called esteros.[1] They include Binondo, formed by the Estero de Binondo and Estero de la Reina, and San Miguel, formed by the Estero de San Miguel and Estero de Sampaloc. The walled district of Intramuros was itself an island surrounded by moats during the Spanish colonial period. Many of these waterways have been filled i over the years due to urbanization.
Near the entrance to the Manila Bay is a group of islands, the largest of which is Corregidor. Although administered as part of the province of Cavite, these islands are linked historically to Manila, serving as part of the city's defense system through much of the Spanish and American colonial eras.
List of islands[]
Metro Manila[]
- Engineer's Island
- A 25-30-hectare artificial island which contains Baseco Compound, an urban poor community separated from the Manila South Harbor by a narrow channel at the mouth of the Pasig River.[2]
- Isla de Balút
- An artificial island in the Manila North Harbor in Tondo bounded on the north by Estero de Sunog Apog (Estero de Marela), on the south and east by Estero de Vitas, and Manila Bay on the west.
- Isla de Convalecencia
- The only ait dividing the Pasig River in the City of Manila, located in San Miguel District.
- Isla de Provisor
- A small island in northwestern Paco District surrounded by Estero de Provisor, Estero del Tanque, and the Pasig River.
- Isla Pulo
- An island sitio north of the main island of Navotas.
- Dampalit Island
- Malabón Island
- Maysilo Island
- Navotas Fish Port Complex
- Navotas Island
- Tanza Island
- An island barangay in Navotas surrounded by the Tangos, Batasan, and Tanza rivers.
- Long Island
- One of three artificial islands that form the Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area.
- Freedom Island
Manila Bay Islands[]
- Caballo Island
- Carabao Island
- Corregidor Island
- El Fraile Island
- La Monja Island
- Limbones Island
Central Luzon[]
- Capones Island
- Pampanga River Delta Islands
- Panatag Shoal or Scarborough Shoal (also claimed by China and Taiwan)
- Subic Grande Island
Calabarzon[]
- Alabat Island
- Alibijaban Island
- Cagbalete Island
- Calamba Island
- Fortune Island
- Maricaban Island
- Talim Island
- Verde Island
- Volcano Island
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Physiognomy". City of Manila Tourism. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Baseco and its Proclamation" (PDF). Ombudsman of the Philippines. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ a b c McLennan, Marshall S. (1980). The Central Luzon Plain: Land and Society on the Inland Frontier. Alemar-Phoenix Publishing House. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "City Ecological Profile" (PDF). Navotas City Government. Retrieved 18 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
- Islands of Metro Manila
- Lists of islands of the Philippines
- Greater Manila Area-related lists