Caballo Island (which means "Horse Island" in Spanish) is a bluff, rocky island located at the entrance to Manila Bay in the Philippines. It is about 1.2 km (0.75 mi) long with the highest elevation at 381 feet high. Caballo, along with the larger Corregidor (2 km to the north), divides the entrance to the bay into two broad and deep channels, known as the North and South Channel.[1]
Caballo and Corregidor Islands are believed to be the rims of the Corregidor Caldera.[3] The gap between the two islands is only about 1/4 mile with a depth of 7 fathoms (42 feet; 13 meters) and is never used for large vessel navigation.[1]
In November 2014, Filipino peacekeepers from Liberia who were quarantined on the island for 21 days due to concerns about Ebola were cleared to return to the mainland. At that time West Africa was having an outbreak of the disease.[4]
Current tenantsEdit
The island was as of 2010 occupied by the Philippine Navy and off limits to civilians. Remains of the old fortifications, batteries and structures have been left rusting in the open after it was abandoned after World War II.[2]
Caballo Island (bottom) and the larger Corregidor Island (top)
caballo, island, which, means, horse, island, spanish, bluff, rocky, island, located, entrance, manila, philippines, about, long, with, highest, elevation, feet, high, caballo, along, with, larger, corregidor, north, divides, entrance, into, broad, deep, chann. Caballo Island which means Horse Island in Spanish is a bluff rocky island located at the entrance to Manila Bay in the Philippines It is about 1 2 km 0 75 mi long with the highest elevation at 381 feet high Caballo along with the larger Corregidor 2 km to the north divides the entrance to the bay into two broad and deep channels known as the North and South Channel 1 Caballo IslandCaballo Island as seen from Corregidor Island in March 2019GeographyLocationManila BayCoordinates14 22 N 120 37 E 14 367 N 120 617 E 14 367 120 617Length1 21 km 0 752 mi Width0 32 km 0 199 mi Highest elevation116 m 381 ft AdministrationPhilippinesRegionCalabarzonProvinceCaviteCityCavite CityAdditional informationOfficial websiteFort HughesThe whole island was formerly occupied by Fort Hughes a U S defense fortification before World War II It was heavily bombed during the war 2 Contents 1 Geological history 2 Current tenants 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeological history EditCaballo and Corregidor Islands are believed to be the rims of the Corregidor Caldera 3 The gap between the two islands is only about 1 4 mile with a depth of 7 fathoms 42 feet 13 meters and is never used for large vessel navigation 1 In November 2014 Filipino peacekeepers from Liberia who were quarantined on the island for 21 days due to concerns about Ebola were cleared to return to the mainland At that time West Africa was having an outbreak of the disease 4 Current tenants EditThe island was as of 2010 occupied by the Philippine Navy and off limits to civilians Remains of the old fortifications batteries and structures have been left rusting in the open after it was abandoned after World War II 2 nbsp Caballo Island bottom and the larger Corregidor Island top See also EditList of islands in the Greater Manila Area List of islands of the Philippines Manila BayReferences Edit a b U S Coast and Geodetic Survey United States Coast Pilot Philippine Islands Part I pp 71 72 Washington Government Printing Office 1919 a b Feredo Tony Visit to a Nearby Island Corregidor org Retrieved on 2010 09 20 Becker George F The Geology of the Philippine Islands p 53 Washington Government Printing Office 1901 Alvaran Gerard December 2 2014 Pinoy peacekeepers leave Caballo Island GMA News Retrieved 2 December 2014 External links EditCaballo Island from Pacific Wrecks Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Caballo Island amp oldid 1178200154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
