A pronouncing gazetteer and geographical dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America with maps, charts and illustrations . , Luz6n. BONLEO (bon-lay-aw), river rising in summit ofMalolo Mt.; takes N. direction, enteringBonleo Bay on N. shore of Polillo I., off In-fanta, Luz6n. E. of 2 central bays on N. shore of Polillo I. off Infanta, Luz6n. BONTX (bon-tah), ver.; point in W. shore PolilloI., off Infanta, Lnz6n. j BOJiT^S (bon-tavs), nat.; small stream emptying into sea on extreme SE. coast of Negros Orien-tal, li m. N. of Dauin. BONTOC, LUZON, SUBPROVINCE OF LEPANTO-BONTOC.
A pronouncing gazetteer and geographical dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America with maps, charts and illustrations . , Luz6n. BONLEO (bon-lay-aw), river rising in summit ofMalolo Mt.; takes N. direction, enteringBonleo Bay on N. shore of Polillo I., off In-fanta, Luz6n. E. of 2 central bays on N. shore of Polillo I. off Infanta, Luz6n. BONTX (bon-tah), ver.; point in W. shore PolilloI., off Infanta, Lnz6n. j BOJiT^S (bon-tavs), nat.; small stream emptying into sea on extreme SE. coast of Negros Orien-tal, li m. N. of Dauin. BONTOC, LUZON, SUBPROVINCE OF LEPANTO-BONTOC. (Hohn-toek, nat.) Capital: Bontoc, lat. 17° U^ SO^ N., Ion. 121 ° 02^ 10 K., approx. Area: 480 sq. m. Population: 13,985. Race: Igorrotes, Ifugaos, and offshoots. Language: Ilocano, Igorrote, and a number of analogous dialects. Military Department of Luzon: Headquarters, Manila, Luzon. Table of distances. Bontoc to— ™. Dagupan, on Manila and Dagupan Railroad, SW »y Iligan, on the Grande de Cagay&n Riv ^„ Isabela, E ,^2 Manila, S. bv E l»l Vigan, Ilocos Sur, China Sea coast, NW 48 GAZETTEER OF THE PHlLirJlNE ISLANDS. 376 GAZETTEER OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES. The province of Bontoc emljraces the region in the SE. part of Abra, Luzon. Itlies in the spurs of the E. slopes of the Gran Cordillera Central and is bounded onthe N. by Abra; on the NE. for a distance of 6 m. by Cagaydn; on the E. by Isabela;on the S. by Nueva Vizcaya and Ltjiant-i, and on the ^V. by Lej^anto and Abra, allprovinces of Luzon. Its boundaries form a complete anipliitheater of lofty moun-tain sunnnits, among which rise tributary streams of the main current of the Grandede Cagaydu Kiv. on the E. AREA. The province at its greatest dimensions is 26 m. from NW. to SE., and 30 fromNW. to SE. It is 21 m. from N. to S. and 32 m. from E. to W. Area: 480 sq. m. PHYSICAL FEATURES. Its physical features consist of a number of detached spurs from the high moun-tain to the N. and W.
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