A pronouncing gazetteer and geographical dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America with maps, charts and illustrations . reaof 27 sq. m. Is nicist important of Batanesgrp., and upon its NW. .shore is situated SantoDomingo de Basco, the capital. Island pre-sents peculiarly picturesque aspect from its N. extremity rises Mt. Irada, 3,806 ft.,apparently extinct volcano and thickly cov-ered with majestic trees. Rest of island ismountainous and has several broad and cul-tivated spots. High rock lies about i mileNE. of island. Anchoragesare SantoDomlni-go Bay, San Carlos,
A pronouncing gazetteer and geographical dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America with maps, charts and illustrations . reaof 27 sq. m. Is nicist important of Batanesgrp., and upon its NW. .shore is situated SantoDomingo de Basco, the capital. Island pre-sents peculiarly picturesque aspect from its N. extremity rises Mt. Irada, 3,806 ft.,apparently extinct volcano and thickly cov-ered with majestic trees. Rest of island ismountainous and has several broad and cul-tivated spots. High rock lies about i mileNE. of island. Anchoragesare SantoDomlni-go Bay, San Carlos, and San Vicente, port ofIbana. During SW. monsoon shelter is loundunder NE. part of Sabtdn I. On E. side ofBatAn are 2 large bays, N. and better namedSonson, the other Manani6n, but both some-what encumbered with rocks. BATANES (G-ROUP), PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, LUZ6n. (Bah-tah-nays, nat.) Capital; Santo Domingo de Basco, Batdn L, lat. 20° 18 N., Ion. 120° 58 E. Area; 81 sq. m. Population; 10,533 (census of 1887). Race and language; Batan. Military Department of Luzon: Headquarters, Manila, Luzon. GAZETTEER OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 341. i- 342 GAZETTEEE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Table of distances. From Santo Domingo de Basoo (BaUn I.) to— m. Aparri (N. coast of Luz6n) 150 Formosa (South Cape) 126 Hongkong, China 527 Manila (direct line) 410 Port Pio V (Camiguin I., Babuyanes grp.) 110 LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES. To the N. of Luzon and SSE. of Formosa lie 2 groups of islands, the most N. calledBatanes and the 8. and nearest to the N. coast of Luzon tlie Babuyanes. The firstof these, the BatuneH, lie hetwivn Bachi and Balingtdn channels connecting the IPacific Ocean and tlie Cliina Sea, and along tlie one hundred and twenty-second meridian of longitude, hetween lat. 20° 18^ N., and 21° 06^ N. The most N. island ofthe Philippine Archipelago is YAmi, which lies 23 m. S. of the N. line of boundary ofthe United States possession in E. Asia, as defined by the treaty of December 10,
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