Rapu-Rapu Island
| Rapu-Rapu Island | ||
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| Waters | Philippine Sea | |
| Geographical location | 13 ° 12 ' N , 124 ° 9' E | |
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| length | 21 km | |
| width | 9 km | |
| Residents | 12,107 (2007) | |
| main place | Barangay Poblacion | |
Rapu-Rapu Island is a Philippine island in the Albay Province . It is located about 23 km off the coast of the Bicol Peninsula and, together with Cagraray , Guinangayan and Batan Island, separates the Gulf of Lagonoy from the Gulf of Albay in the western Philippine Sea . Rapu-Rapu Island is administered by the Rapu-Rapu metropolitan area of the same name . There are 13 barangays of the municipality on the island , these are described as village-like and in 2007 had a population of 12,107 people. The population lives mainly from fishing , in the coastal plains there are also smaller agricultural areas. A gold mine has been in operation in Barangay Malobalo, in the east of the island, since 1936. This has met with little acceptance from the local population and is a trigger for public protests.
The island is shaped like a lens that faces west-east. The topography of the island is characterized by a mountainous terrain that rises in the interior of the island at Mount Binanderahan up to 600 meters above sea level. The coastline of the approximately 21 km long and 9 km wide island is characterized by sand, gravel beaches and basalt stone formations. The vegetation of the island consists of a dense tropical rainforest vegetation, which has a very original character. Numerous species of Philippine flora and fauna can be observed on the island , such as flying foxes , numerous species of birds, insects and snakes.
There are ferry connections to the island from the port in Legazpi City and Sorsogon City . The crossing takes about 45 minutes to an hour.
See also
literature
- Ross L. Sherlock, Timothy J. Barrett, Peter D. Lewis: Geological setting of the Rapu Rapu gold-rich volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits, Albay Province, Philippines . In: Mineralium Deposita . tape 38 , no. 7 , October 2003, p. 813-830 , doi : 10.1007 / s00126-003-0349-0 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information from the NSCB ( Memento of the original dated November 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Mining History in Rapu-Rapu Island , DENR Assessment of the Rapu-Rapu Polymetallic Project
- ^ Save Rapu-Rapu
- ↑ Rapu-Rapu Island on Pinoymountaineer
