Geography | |
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Location | Balabac Strait |
Coordinates | 7°56′31″N 117°0′29″E / 7.94194°N 117.00806°E |
Archipelago | Balabac Group of Islands |
Adjacent to | |
Highest elevation | 1,867 ft (569.1 m) |
Highest point | Balabac Peak |
Administration | |
Philippines | |
Region | Mimaropa |
Province | Palawan |
Municipality | Balabac |
Additional information | |
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):