Verde Island
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- San Antonio
Verde Island is a volcanic island situated along the bodies of Verde Island Passage between the islands of Luzon and Mindoro, Philippines. It was in 1988 when a small village was connected to mains electricity through the effort of a European project using technologies such as solar panels for the island's self-sufficiency. Since then, it has been declared by the Philippine Tourism Authority as one of the country's marine reserves.[1][2]
Geography
Verde Island lies south of Brgy. Ilijan, Batangas City and is separated from Luzon by the North Pass. It takes 1 hour and 30 minutes by a boat or 25 minutes by a ferry boat from Batangas City Port to reach the island.[3]
Famous destinations in the island include:
- Mahabang Buhangin, a kilometer-long stretch of white sand beach.
- Cueva Sitio, a cave that leads to the other side of the island.[4][5]
Verde Island has been a destination for tourists and divers in Batangas City since 1999, after the Pastor clan opened an P80 Million resort at Brgy. San Antonio.[6]
See also
- Verde Island Passage
- Batangas Bay
Footnotes
- ^ Local Government of Batangas City 1999, pp. 11
- ^ Local Government of Batangas City 1999, pp. 12
- ^ Local Government of Batangas City 1999, pp. 11
- ^ "Batangas City.Gov.Ph: Tourism, Natural Sites". Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
- ^ Local Government of Batangas City 1999, pp. 12
- ^ Local Government of Batangas City 1999, pp. 11
References
- Local Government of Batangas City (July 23, 1999), Batangas City Profile, vol. 1, Batangas City, Philippines, pp. 11, 12
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External links
- Media related to Verde Island at Wikimedia Commons
- Geographic data related to Verde Island at OpenStreetMap
- Official Website of the Local Government of Batangas City
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