Peña Island
| Peña Island | ||
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| Waters | Visayas lake | |
| Geographical location | 12 ° 1 '12 " N , 123 ° 38' 6" E | |
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| length | 1.2 km | |
| width | 600 m | |
| Residents | 2639 (2007) | |
| main place | Barangay Peña Island | |
Peña Island is an island in the Masbate Province in the Philippines , it is also referred to as Piña Island on many maps. It is located about 4 km off the south coast of Masbate Island , 12 km north of Chico Island and 25 km southwest is Naro Island . Peña Island is located in the waters of the Gulf of Asid, to the north of the Visayas Sea, and is administered from the municipality of Cawayan . On it lies the Barangay Peña Island of the same name , which is described as village-like and had exactly 2,639 inhabitants at the 2007 census.
The island has the shape of an elongated triangle oriented to the northeast. The approximately 1.2 km long and 0.6 km wide island has numerous seagrass meadows in front of it. The topography of the island is characterized by flat terrain with no major elevations. The natural vegetation can be found in the south of the island and consists of tropical vegetation, which mainly consists of coconut palms and shrubs. The population lives mainly from fishing. In the interior of the island there are also smaller agricultural areas.
The island can be reached from the port in Cawayan with rented outrigger boats. The crossing takes about 10-15 minutes.
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