Mardanas Island

Mardanas Island is an island in the municipality of Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi. With an area of 0.1 square kilometres (0.039 sq mi). It is officially known as Siluag in the 1939 Census Atlas of the Philippines[2], however locals and the Philippine Navy disputes this name.[1] It is one of the last islands of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border next to Panguan Island.

Mardanas Island
Mardanas Island
Mardanas Island
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates4°43′17″N 119°8′42″E
ArchipelagoSulu Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of waterCelebes Sea
Area0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi)[1]
Administration
RegionAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceTawi-Tawi
MunicipalitySitangkai


See also

References

  1. Malicdem, Ervin (17 June 2017). "The Breathtaking Mardanas Island of Tawi-Tawi". Schadow1 Expeditions. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. Millegan, Lloyd (November 1942). Census of the Philippines 1939. Philippines, Commission of the Census. p. 67.
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