Malavatuan or Malabatuan is a small island in the Philippines and part of the Lubang group of islands. It is around 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Ambil Island and is administered under the barangay of Ambil, in the municipality of Looc, Occidental Mindoro.[1] In 1919 it was denoted as being covered in brushwood (branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs).[1]
Malabatuan | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | South China Sea |
| Coordinates | 13.863°N 120.346°E / 13.863; 120.346 |
| Archipelago | Lubang Group of Islands |
| Administration | |
Philippines | |
| Region | Mimaropa |
| Province | Occidental Mindoro |
| Municipality | Looc |
| Barangay | Ambil |