Caballo Island

Caballo Island is a bluff, rocky island located at the entrance to in the . It is about 1.2 km long with the highest elevation at 381 feet high.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Philippines
  • Also known as: Caballe Island” and “Fort Hughes

Places of Interest

Highlights include Corregidor Island and Malinta Tunnel.

is a small island in the . It is well-known for its strategic situation at the opening of Bay.

The is a tunnel complex built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers on the island of in the . It was initially used as a bomb-proof storage and personnel bunker, but was later equipped as a 1,000-bed hospital. is situated 4 km northwest of Caballo Island.

Caballo Island

Latitude
14.36733° or 14° 22′ 2″ north
Longitude
120.61781° or 120° 37′ 4″ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
7Q629J89+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4590147
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
1721923
Wiki­data ID
Q5015208
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Caballo Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Caballo Island
  • Chinese: 卡巴罗岛
  • Chinese: 卡巴羅島
  • Chinese: 卡瓦略岛
  • Chinese: 卡瓦約島
  • Chinese: 卡瓦约岛
  • Czech: Ostrov Caballo
  • French: Caballo
  • German: Caballo Island
  • Korean: 카바요섬
  • Spanish: Isla Caballo

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