Maestro de Campo
| Maestro de Campo | ||
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| Waters | Tablas Street | |
| Geographical location | 12 ° 55 ′ 40 " N , 121 ° 42 ′ 30" E | |
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| length | 6.3 km | |
| width | 5.1 km | |
| surface | 19.82 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Maestro de Campo 343 m |
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| Residents | 4166 (2007) 210 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Concepcion | |
Maestro de Campo , called Sibale Island by the residents and also known in its historical spelling Maestre de Campo , is the name of an island in the Philippines that belongs to the Philippine province of Romblon . It is located off the coast of Mindoro Island , approx. 20 kilometers west of the municipality of Gloria , at the transition from Isla Verde Strait to Tablas Strait . The municipality of Concepcion is the only settlement on the approximately 19.82 km² island ; In 2007 it had 4,166 inhabitants.
Maestro de Campo is best known in the Philippines because the third of the five so-called naval battles of La Naval de Manila took place off its coast on July 31, 1646 . In addition, in front of the island lies the wreck of the Mactan ferry , which sank in the night of July 15 to 16, 1973 and is popular with divers.
The island can be reached from the ports on Tablas and Mindoro . The crossing from Gloria takes about an hour.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistical data of the NSCB ( Memento of the original from August 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ History of the Philippines with the description of the Dutch invasion (English)
- ↑ Wreck Exploration in Asia Philippine Wrecks ( Memento of the original from December 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Author Dave Ross
- ↑ The Mactan Ferry on Rags II (English)
