Gibusong, variously Hibusong and Hibuson, is a
Waray-speaking island in
Mindanao
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,
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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, in the
province
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of
Dinagat Islands
Dinagat Islands ( Cebuano: ''Mga Pulo sa Dinagat''; Surigaonon: ''Mga Puyo nan Dinagat''; Kabalian: ''Mga Puyo san Dinagat''; Waray: ''Mga Purô han Dinagat''; Filipino: ''Mga Islang Dinagat''), officially the Province of Dinagat Islands, is a ...
. It lies northwest of
Dinagat Island
Dinagat Island is an island located northeast of Mindanao in the Philippines.
Until December 2006, it was part of the province of Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Norte ( Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Norte''; ceb, Amihanang Surigao; ...
, at the north end of
Surigao Strait connecting with the
Leyte Gulf
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and is under the jurisdiction of the municipality of
Loreto. The island, together with the smaller Little Gibusong Island, is administratively divided into three
barangay
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s: Liberty, Helene, and Magsaysay. A ferry route connects Liberty with the main port of Loreto.
History
Gibusong Island was part of the stops in
Magellan's circumnavigation
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expedition. As a gateway passage to the Visayas, the island served as the route leading to the rest of the Visayas encounter of Magellan's expedition after their very first Visayan encounter with the Samarnons in
Suluan and
Homonhon
Homonhon Island is an island in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines, on the east side of Leyte Gulf. The long island is part of the municipality of Guiuan, encompassing eight barangays: Bitaugan, Cagusu-an, Canawayon, Casuguran, Culasi, ...
, now both parts of
Guiuan, Eastern Samar
Guiuan ( ˆgiËŒwan; war, Bungto han Guiuan, fil, Bayan ng Guiuan), officially the Municipality of Guiuan, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. It constitutes the southeastern extremity of Samar Island and ...
.
Climate
Like most of the country, Gibusong is officially considered a
tropical rainforest climate
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type,
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class ''Af'' with an average monthly precipitation of 308.66 mm (12.5 inches). However, it is distinctly wettest between the months of November until March. During the drier season between April to September, brief afternoon showers and thunderstorms locally called ''sobasco'', are commonplace.
Climate Summary for closest city on record
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References
External links
Gibusong Island
at OpenStreetMap
Islands of Dinagat Islands
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