Panaon Island is a small island in the

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, in the

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Southern Leyte Southern Leyte ( ceb, Habagatang Leyte; Kabalian language, Kabalian: ''Habagatan nga Leyte''; war, Salatan nga Leyte; tl, Timog Leyte), officially the Province of Southern Leyte, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines loc ...

. It lies south of

Leyte Leyte ( ) is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census. Since the accessibility of land has be ...

, separated from Dinagat to the east, and

Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...

to the southeast by Surigao Strait. The

Mindanao Sea The Bohol Sea, also called the Mindanao Sea, is a sea located between the Visayas and Mindanao islands in the Philippines. It lies south of Bohol and Leyte and north of Mindanao. Siquijor and Camiguin are its two major islands. The major citi ...

lies to the southwest. Panaon is about long from north to south. The largest town is Liloan, which is connected by a bridge called the ''Wawa Bridge'' to the main Leyte Island. Panaon_Island_OSM

Panaon Island is composed of the municipalities of Liloan,

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Pintuyan Pintuyan, officially the Municipality of Pintuyan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Pintuyan; tl, Bayan ng Pintuyan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines and was established in 1865. During the American regime, the seat of ...

and San Ricardo. The basic forms of living are harvesting coconut, rice, fish and edible green leaves.

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and

whale watching Whale watching is the practice of observing whales and dolphins ( cetaceans) in their natural habitat. Whale watching is mostly a recreational activity (cf. birdwatching), but it can also serve scientific and/or educational purposes.Hoyt, E. 2 ...

(referred to locally as ''Tikitiki'') are popular tourist activities.

External links

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