Panampangan Island

Panampangan Island
Panampangan Island
Panampangan Island is located in Philippines
Panampangan Island
Panampangan Island
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates5°3′42″N 120°4′24″E / 5.06167°N 120.07333°E / 5.06167; 120.07333[1]
ArchipelagoSulu Archipelago
Adjacent toCelebes Sea
Area0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi)[2]
Administration
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceTawi-Tawi
MunicipalitySapa-Sapa

Panampangan Island is an island in the municipality of Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi. With an area of 0.1 square kilometres (0.039 sq mi).[2] It is located inside Basibuli Shoal,[1] to which its sandbar extends to 3,128.37 metres (10,263.7 ft).[2] It is considered as the longest sandbar in the Philippines[3][1] and is characterized with fine white sand beach[4] in the Sulu Archipelago.

Aerial Map View of Panampangan Island
  1. ^ a b c Malicdem, Ervin (28 June 2017). "Panampangan Island as the longest sandbar of the Philippines". Schadow1 Expeditions: 4. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.10426.49604. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Malicdem, Ervin (28 June 2017). "Panampangan Island, the Beach and the Longest Sandbar in the Philippines". Schadow1 Expeditions. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. ^ Malicdem, Ervin (12 July 2017). "10 Longest Sandbars in the Philippines". Schadow1 Expeditions. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. ^ De Jesus, Diovanie (6 August 2016). "Diving into the Pristine Blue Waters of Tawi-Tawi". GMA News Online. Retrieved 15 September 2017.