Dequey

Dequey is one of the Batanes Islands, in the province of Batanes, in Luzon Strait, the Philippines. The island is a very small and a rather low piece of land, lying nearly 1/2 mile westward of the northwest point of Ivuhos Island.[1] Dequey Island is uninhabited.[2]

Dequey
Dequey
Location within the northern extremity of the Philippines
Geography
LocationLuzon Strait
Coordinates20°19′59″N 121°47′7″E
ArchipelagoBatanes Group of Islands
Adjacent bodies of waterBalintang Channel
Administration
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceBatanes

An unnamed active submarine volcano rising to within 24 metres (79 ft) of the sea surface is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) due west of Dequey Island.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, "United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part I", p.40. Washington Government Printing Office, 1919.
  2. Britannica CD (1995). Batan Islands Archived 2011-11-07 at the Wayback Machine. University of Valencia. Retrieved on 2010-09-15.
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