Cuyo Archipelago

Cuyo Archipelago

Cuyo Archipelago.
Geography
Location	Sulu Sea
Coordinates	10°51′N 121°01′E / 10.85°N 121.017°E / 10.85; 121.017Coordinates: 10°51′N 121°01′E / 10.85°N 121.017°E / 10.85; 121.017
Archipelago	Quiniluban Island group
Country
Philippines
Region	IV-B MIMAROPA
Province	Palawan
Municipality	Cuyo
Demographics
Population	10,422 (as of 2000)

Location of the Cuyo Archipelago in the Philippines.

The Cuyo Archipelago or Cuyo Islands, is a group of about 45 islands lying to the northeast of the Philippines island of Palawan.^[1] It lies south of Mindoro and between Northern Palawan and Panay. It is centered around the largest island of the archipelago, the island of Cuyo, with an area of 22 square miles (57 km²) and is about 9 miles (14 km) long.

The 45 islands and islets of the archipelago form a total land area of 50 square miles (130 km²).^[2] Cuyo is divided into two island groups. Up north is the Quiniluban group. To the south is the Cuyo group, where the centers of the three municipalities namely Cuyo, Agutaya, and Magsaysay are located.

Geologically, the islands are related to the main island of Palawan. They are positionned on the western edge of the Luzon Arc.^[2] Cuyo island is volcanic. The northern islands of Quiniluban seem to be uplifted coral atolls, although the heights of some of the peaks strongly suggest volvanic uplift.^[2] Many other islands of the group are purely corallian.^[2]

Cuyo is divided in three municipalities, namely Cuyo, Agutaya, and Magsaysay:

• Cuyo, Palawan (southern and western part)
• Magsaysay, Palawan (eastern part)
• Agutaya, Palawan (northern part)

Altogether, about 40,000 people inhabit the Cuyo group of islands.

Some of the main island, or island groups, are (from north to south):

• Quiniluban
• Pamalican
• Manamoc
• Agutaya
• Cuyo

Islands

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  Quiniluban group, northern part of the Cuyo archipelago.

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  Manamoc island is located in the northwestern part of the Cuyo archipelago.

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  Pamalican island.

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  Agutaya island, and small Oco island in the forefront.

Notes

1. ^ Traveler's Companion Philippines 1998 p.214 Kirsten Ellis, Globe Pequot Press Globe Pequot, 1998
2. ^ ^{a b c d} The Philippine Island world: a physical, cultural, and regional geography by Frederick L. Wernstedt, Joseph Earle Spencer p.24