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Balabac Island is the southernmost island of the Palawan province, and therefore the westernmost undisputed island in the Philippines, only about 50 kilometers (31 mi) north from Sabah, Malaysia, across the Balabac Strait.

Balabac Island

Balabac Island Location within Palawan
Geography
Location	Balabac Strait
Coordinates	7°56′31″N 117°0′29″E
Archipelago	Balabac Group of Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	South China Sea Sulu Sea
Highest elevation	1,867 ft (569.1 m)
Highest point	Balabac Peak
Administration
Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Palawan
Municipality	Balabac

Administratively, the island forms the main part of the municipality of Balabac and is divided into 14 barangays (the other six barangays of the municipality are on other nearby islands):

Balabac Island is home to various endemic species. It is the home of birds like the grey imperial pigeon (Ducula pickeringii), Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia), blue-headed racket-tail (Prioniturus platenae), and the Palawan hornbill (Anthracoceros marchei). The Philippine mouse-deer, a subspecies of the greater mouse-deer (Tragulus napu) can only be found in this island.

The Molbogs, a Muslim ethnolinguistic group, is concentrated in this island. Their livelihood includes farming, fishing and barter trading with the nearby Mapun and Sabah market centres.

References

• Balabac Island (Important Birds Areas of Philippines)
• The Molbog

External links

• Balabac Island at OpenStreetMap

На других языках

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[fr] Balabac

L'île de Balabac se situe en mer de Sulu. Elle est l'île la plus occidentale de la province de Palawan, aux Philippines, à seulement 50 km au nord de l'État de Sabah (Malaisie). Le détroit de Balabac sépare l'île philippine des îles malaises Balambangan et Banggi.

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[it] Balabac (isola)

Balabac è un'isola appartenente alle Filippine. Si trova a sud-ovest dell'isola di Palawan. Ha una superficie di 322 km² ed una popolazione di circa 20.000 abitanti. Capoluogo è il centro omonimo. L'isola è separata dalla Malaysia (provincia di Sabah) dallo Stretto di Balabac, che da essa prende nome e che mette in comunicazione il Mar Cinese Meridionale con il Mare di Sulu.

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