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La Monja Island (also Monja Island; Spanish: "the nun") is a small, uninhabited island near the entrance to Manila Bay in the Philippines. It is located several kilometers southeast of Mariveles, Bataan, and 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) west from Corregidor lighthouse.[1] It has remained untouched compared to other nearby islands, which have been used as military installations over the past four centuries.

La Monja Island

Geography
Location	Manila Bay
Coordinates	14°22′32″N 120°31′19″E
Adjacent to	South China Sea
Administration
Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Cavite
City	Cavite City
Demographics
Population	uninhabited

History

On 18 May 2012, a pilot and co-pilot were killed when an Aermacchi SF.260 plane belonging to the Philippine Air Force crashed close to the island.[2]

See also

• List of islands in the Greater Manila Area
• List of islands of the Philippines
• List of islands
• Desert island

References

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