The Batanes Islands Odyssey

Batanes Islands, Cagayan Valley, Philippines
 The Province of Batanes also called the Batanes Islands, is an island province comprising ten islands that are located in the Luzon Strait between the islands of Luzon and Taiwan. It is the northernmost part of the Philippines and is also the smallest province, both in terms of population and land area. The island group is located about 162 km north of Luzon and about 190 kilometers south of Taiwan, separated from the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan Province, Luzon, by the Balintang Channel and from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel. The provincial capital is Basco on Batan Island and the only other inhabited islands are Itbayat and Sabtang. The northernmost island of the province, making it the northernmost island in the Philippines, is Mavudis (Y'ami) Island. Other islands in the chain are Misanga, Siayan, Ivuhos, and Dequey. The province is officially in the region of Cagayan Valley. The islands are part of the Luzon Volcanic Arc.

Batanes Island

Mahatao Hedgerows, batan Island

Road to Beach

Batanes Marlboro Hills

Fundacion Pacita, Batanes Island

Courtesy of Ferdz Decena

Marlboro hills

Courtesy of Mike Mendoza




Courtesy of Ania Blazejewska

Road to Mt. Iraya

Courtesy of Romulus Rueda

Chadpidan Boulder Beach

Sabtang 



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