Babuyan Islands of Luzon Strait

The Babuyan Islands form an archipelago located in the Luzon Strait north of Luzon island in the Philippines. It is separated from Luzon by the Babuyan Channel and from the Batanes Islands to its north by the Balintang Channel.

The Babuyan Islands consist of five major islands: Babuyan island, Calayan, Camiguin, Dalupiri, and Fuga. Note that the Camiguin island here is different from the island-province of Camiguin in Mindanao.

Politically, the Babuyan Islands are part of the Philippine province of Cagayan.

[edit] History

In the 1800s, sailors stumbled on the islands and started a backward civilization.

In the mid 1900s Christian Missionaries introduced Christianity to the islands.

In 1942, Japanese troops landed in the Babuyan Islands.

Battle of the Babuyan Islands
Part of World War II
Date 1945 Location Babuyan Islands Result Filipino Victory
Belligerents
Philippines	Japan

In 1945, during World War II, the Allied Philippine Commonwealth troops landed in Babuyan Islands and attacked the Japanese forces in the Battle of the Babuyan Islands.

Smith Volcano in the Babuyan Islands

[edit] External links

• Information on Fuga Island
• Babuyan Wordlist at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database

Coordinates: 19°15′N 121°40′E / 19.25°N 121.667°E / 19.25; 121.667