Colebra Island

Colebra (variously Bago-alas or Culebra Islet) is an island in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is part of the municipality of Concepcion.

Colebra
Native name:
Bago-alas
Colebra
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates11°21′13″N 123°13′34″E
ArchipelagoConcepcion Islands
Adjacent bodies of waterVisayan Sea
Highest elevation116 ft (35.4 m)[1]
Administration
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceIloilo
MunicipalityConcepcion

Location and geography

Colebra Island is east of Panay Island in the Visayan Sea. Part of the Concepcion Islands, Colebra is the northernmost point of Concepcion, and only 3.2 kilometres (2 mi) south of Magalumbi Island, which is part of Batad.[1]

See also

  • List of islands in the Philippines

References

  1. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 223. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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