Balabac Island

Balabac Island
Balabac island satellite image captured by Sentinel-2 in 2016
Balabac Island is located in Palawan
Balabac Island
Balabac Island
Location within Palawan
Geography
LocationBalabac Strait
Coordinates7°56′31″N 117°0′29″E / 7.94194°N 117.00806°E / 7.94194; 117.00806
ArchipelagoBalabac Group of Islands
Adjacent to
Highest elevation1,867 ft (569.1 m)
Highest pointBalabac Peak
Administration
Philippines
RegionMimaropa
ProvincePalawan
MunicipalityBalabac
Additional information
Map

Balabac Island is the southernmost island of Palawan province, and therefore the westernmost undisputed island in the Philippines, some 50 km (31 mi) north of Sabah, Malaysia, across the Balabac Strait. Administratively, the island forms the main part of the municipality of Balabac and is divided into 14 barangays (the other six barangays of the municipality are on other nearby islands):