Batanes Island
The Batanes group of islands is the northernmost province of the Philippines. It is located between 121° 45′ to 122° 15′ east longitudes, and at 20°15′ north latitudes. Batanes is closer to Taiwan than to the northern tip of Luzon. Of the 10 volcanic islands composing the province, only three are inhabited. They are Batan (where the provincial capital of Vasay (Basco) is located), Sabtang, and Itbayat. A fourth, Ivuhos, lying about a kilometer and a half cast of Sabtang, has a handful of families tending cattle. The other uninhabited islands are Yami, North, Mavudis, Siayan, Di-nem and Dequey. The province has a total land area of 230 km, the country’s smallest
Batanes
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