Native name: Pulo sa Baliudyong | |
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  Murcielagos Island Location within the Philippines .svg) Murcielagos Island Murcielagos Island (Philippines) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 4.8 kilometers (3.0 mi) off Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Coordinates | 8°6′55″N 122°26′47″E / 8.11528°N 122.44639°E |
| Archipelago | Philippines |
| Adjacent to | Sulu Sea |
| Administration | |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Norte |
| Municipality | Labason |
| Additional information | |
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Murcielagos Island locally known as Pulo Baliudyong is a small low-lying island in the Sulu Sea off the coast of Zamboanga del Norte in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. It measures over 500 metres (1,600 ft) across at its widest point and is situated on an oval reef about 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) in length.[1] situated in 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) north of Quipit Point on the west side of Patauag Bay in the Zamboanga municipality of Labason. It is known for its white coral-sand beaches and rich marine resources. To its west lies an islet called Bayangan Island. The two islands are collectively known as Murcielagos Islands and are administratively part of the Labason poblacion of Antonino.[2]
- ^ "United States coast pilot, Philippine Islands". U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Murcielagos Island Ecological Park". Zamboanga Today Online. Retrieved 23 October 2015.