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Panampangan Island
Panampangan Island
Panampangan Island is located in PhilippinesPanampangan IslandPanampangan IslandLocation within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates5°3′42″N 120°4′24″E / 5.06167°N 120.07333°E / 5.06167; 120.07333
ArchipelagoSulu Archipelago
Adjacent toCelebes Sea
Area0.1 km (0.039 sq mi)
Administration
Philippines
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). It is located inside Basibuli Shoal, to which its sandbar extends to 3,128.37 metres (10,263.7 ft). It is considered as the longest sandbar in the Philippines and is characterized with fine white sand beach in the Sulu Archipelago.

Aerial Map View of Panampangan Island

See also

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ 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.

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