Unisan Island is a small island located in southernmost part of Nueva Valencia, Guimaras and beside Malingin Island in the Philippines. It is the largest island in the Unisan Islets.[1]
In August 2006, the Guimaras oil spill occurred. The 988-ton M/T Solar 1, chartered by Petron (the Philippines’ largest oil refinery), was carrying 2.41 million litres of bunker fuel sank 17 kilometres (11 mi) off the island's southern coast, contaminating 24 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi).[2] The Philippine Coast Guard called this the worst oil spill in the country's history. According to officials, 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) of mangroves were affected, including parts of the Taklong Island National Marine Reserve.
unisan, island, small, island, located, southernmost, part, nueva, valencia, guimaras, beside, malingin, island, philippines, largest, island, unisan, islets, location, within, philippinesgeographycoordinates10, 33389, 58806, 33389, 58806adjacent, toguimaras, . Unisan Island is a small island located in southernmost part of Nueva Valencia Guimaras and beside Malingin Island in the Philippines It is the largest island in the Unisan Islets 1 Unisan IslandUnisan IslandLocation within the PhilippinesGeographyCoordinates10 20 2 N 122 35 17 E 10 33389 N 122 58806 E 10 33389 122 58806Adjacent toGuimaras StraitPanay GulfAdministrationPhilippinesRegionWestern VisayasProvinceGuimarasMunicipalityNueva Valencia Contents 1 Guimaras Oil Spill 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGuimaras Oil Spill editIn August 2006 the Guimaras oil spill occurred The 988 ton M T Solar 1 chartered by Petron the Philippines largest oil refinery was carrying 2 41 million litres of bunker fuel sank 17 kilometres 11 mi off the island s southern coast contaminating 24 square kilometres 9 3 sq mi 2 The Philippine Coast Guard called this the worst oil spill in the country s history According to officials 1 000 hectares 2 500 acres of mangroves were affected including parts of the Taklong Island National Marine Reserve See also editList of islands of the PhilippinesReferences edit Sailing Directions enroute Philippine Islands The Center 1993 Retrieved 12 January 2023 Guimaras Oil Spill bulatlat com External links editUnisan Island at OpenStreetMap nbsp This article about a location in Western Visayas region is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Unisan Island amp oldid 1136387238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
