Dequey

Dequey
Dequey

Location within the northern extremity of the Philippines

Geography
Location Luzon Strait
Coordinates 20°19′59″N 121°47′7″E / 20.33306°N 121.78528°E / 20.33306; 121.78528Coordinates: 20°19′59″N 121°47′7″E / 20.33306°N 121.78528°E / 20.33306; 121.78528
Archipelago Batanes Group of Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Balintang Channel
Administration
Region Cagayan Valley
Province Batanes

Dequey is one of the Batanes Islands, in the province of Batanes, in Luzon Strait, the Philippines. The island is a very small and a rather low piece of land, lying nearly 1/2 mile westward of the northwest point of Ivuhos Island.[1] Dequey Island is uninhabited.[2]

An unnamed active submarine volcano rising to within 24 metres (79 ft) of the sea surface is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) due west of Dequey Island.

References

  1. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, "United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part I", p.40. Washington Government Printing Office, 1919.
  2. Britannica CD (1995). Batan Islands. University of Valencia. Retrieved on 2010-09-15.

See also


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