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White Island is an uninhabited white
sandbar
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located about off the northern shore of
Mambajao in the volcanic island of
Camiguin
Camiguin, officially the Province of Camiguin (; ; Kamigin: ''Probinsya ta Kamigin''), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Bohol Sea, about off the northern coast of mainland Mindanao. It is geographically part of Region ...
in the
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
. The island is generally horseshoe shaped, although the tides constantly resize and reshape its exact form. There are no trees or shelter of any kind, and it is composed solely of white sands.
Accessibility
White Island attracts thousands of tourists every year. The island can be accessed from
Barangay
The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...
Agoho or Brgy. Yumbing in Mambajao about west of the
poblacion
''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' población'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...
or town center. Small boats can be hired from any of the beachfront resorts that face the island.
"White Island"
Visayan Silent Gardens. Retrieved on August 4, 2011.
Gallery
File:Hibok-hibok Volcano and Mt. Vulcan.jpg, Hibok-hibok Volcano and in the background as seen from White Island
File:Outrigger Camiguin Philippines.jpg, An outrigger canoe over the clear waters of White Island
File:Camiguin island coastline.jpg, White Island coastline
See also
* List of islands of the Philippines
As an archipelago, the Philippines comprises about 7,641 islands clustered into Island groups of the Philippines, three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited,[List of islands
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* Desert island
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References
Uninhabited islands of the Philippines
Islands of Camiguin
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