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 |