词条 | West Nalaut Island |
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| name = West Nalaut Island | native_name = | etymology = | image_name = West Nalaut Island, Philippines.png | image_size = | image_caption = Map of northern Palawan locating the island | image_alt = | map = Philippines | map_alt = | map_width = | map_caption = Location within the Philippines | map_relief = yes | label = | label_position = | location = | coordinates = {{coord|12|3|17|N|119|47|24|E|display=inline,title}} | archipelago = {{nowrap|Calamian Group of Islands}} | waterbody = South China Sea | area_km2 = | area_footnotes = | Country_heading = | country = Philippines | country_admin_divisions_title = Region | country_admin_divisions = MIMAROPA | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Province | country_admin_divisions_1 = Palawan }} West Nalaut Island is an island in northern Palawan, in the Philippines.[1] It is the westernmost of the Calamian Islands, and can form a guide to shipping entering the Coron West Passage.[2] It is approximately {{convert|16|km}} off the western coast of Busuanga Island, which is approximately a 40-minute flight from Manila.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} The uninhabited {{convert|47.9|ha|km2|adj=on}} island is privately owned. It was attempted to be sold as part of the HGTV show "Island Hunters". {{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} West Nalaut Island has a {{convert|1.1|km}} crescent–shaped white sand beach, {{convert|3.3|km}} of coastline, several smaller beach coves, {{convert|80|m|adj=on}}-high cliffs, and rainforest coverage.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} It is a 30-minute speedboat journey from 12 World War II wreck dives and local towns.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} See also
References1. ^{{Citation|page=612|title=Census of the Philippine Islands taken under the direction of the Philippine Legislature in the year 1918|volume=1|author=Felipe Buencamino, Ignacio Villamor|publisher=Census Office, Bureau of printing|year=1920| accessdate = 2011-04-02| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=BZ8wAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA612&dq=west+nalaut+island+philippines&hl=en&ei=xiOXTb7SMaWT4AaOpunUAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CEUQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false}} {{Palawan}}{{Mimaropa-geo-stub}}2. ^{{citation|page=20|title=United States coast pilot: Philippine islands|volume=2|series=U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey|author=Reuben Jacob Christman|edition=2|publisher=U.S. G.P.O.|year=1930}} 2 : Calamian Islands|Underwater diving sites in the Philippines |
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