Native name: Y'Ami Amianan | |
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Geography | |
Location | Luzon Strait |
Coordinates | 21°6′47″N 121°57′6″E / 21.11306°N 121.95167°E |
Archipelago | Batanes Group of Islands |
Area | 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Philippines | |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Batanes |
Municipality | Itbayat |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Additional information | |
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Mavulis Island is the northernmost of the Batanes Islands and the northernmost island in the Philippines. It is part of the archipelagic province of Batanes. The island is uninhabited but it is guarded by the military. It is also frequently visited by local fishermen (mostly from Itbayat and Basco) for fishing adventures.
The island has a newly constructed military and fishermen shelter, a water desalination plant, a helipad, lighthouse, and a flagpole on the top of the hill in the island.[1][2][3]
The island also hosts the northernmost flagpole in the country.[3]
This island is closer to Taiwan than the capital Manila, at 733 km away from Manila, and 98 km to the nearest Taiwanese territory (uninhabited Hsiao-lan-yu island (Lesser Orchid)), and 142 km from Cape Eluanbi, the southernmost point of Taiwan mainland.[not verified in body] The distance to Taipei is 272 miles (473 km).