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Tumaguin

Tumaguin

Uninhabited island in the Philippines


Tumaguin (variously Tamaguin, Tomaquin, or Tumaguin Islet) is a small, uninhabited island in the Visayan Sea. Along with nearby Sicogon Island, it is part of Carles, Iloilo.

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Location and geography

Tumaguin Island is located 0.40 kilometres (0.25 mi) due east of Sicogon Island.[1] The island is 52 metres (171 ft) above sea level.[2] There is a four fathom patch of deep water a little over 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the island.[3]

Transport

Tumaguin Island is accessible from barangay Buaya in Sicogon by boat, or by foot during low tide.[4]

See also


References

  1. "Sailing Directions (Enroute) Philippine Islands" (PDF). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008. p. 92. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. Allied Forces (1944). Terrain Handbook, Volume 51. Retrieved 2014-05-28.

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