Batan Island
Batan Island is the main island of Batanes, an archipelagic province in the Philippines. It is the second largest of the Batanes Islands, the northernmost group of islands in the Philippines.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Basco Airport and Basco Lighthouse.
Basco Airport
Aerodrome
Basco Airport is an airport serving the province of Batanes in the Philippines. It is located in the provincial capital, Basco. It is one of two airports in the Batanes Islands, the other being Itbayat Airport. Basco Airport is situated 4 km northeast of Batan Island.
Basco Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Basco Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the town of Basco in Batanes, the northernmost province in the Philippines. Located in Naidi Hills in Barangay San Antonio, the lush green hills and the open sea provide a beautiful backdrop for the lighthouse. Basco Lighthouse is situated 3½ km north of Batan Island.
Jose Rizal historical marker
Memorial
Photo: AR Maceda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jose Rizal historical marker is a memorial, which is situated 3 km north of Batan Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahatao and Basco.
Mahatao
Town
Photo: Klienneeco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mahatao, officially the Municipality of Mahatao, is a municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 1,745 people.
Basco
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Basco is the provincial capital of the smallest Filipino province, Batanes. It is on a Batan Island.
Ivana
Town
Photo: anne jimenez, CC BY 2.0.
Ivana, officially the Municipality of Ivana, is a municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 1,368 people. Ivana is situated 7 km southwest of Batan Island.
Batan Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Philippines in the province of Batanes
- Category: landform
- Location: Batanes, Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Batan Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باتان”
- Arabic: “جزيرة باتان”
- Azerbaijani: “Batan adası”
- Cebuano: “Pulo sa Batan”
- Chinese: “Batan Tó”
- Chinese: “巴丹島”
- Dutch: “Batan Eiland”
- Dutch: “Batan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “باتان ايسلاند”
- Egyptian Arabic: “باتان”
- Estonian: “Batani saared”
- French: “île de Batan”
- French: “Île de Batan”
- German: “Batan-Insel”
- German: “Batan”
- Hindi: “बातान द्वीप”
- Iloko: “Isla Batan”
- Indonesian: “pulau Vatan”
- Japanese: “バタン”
- Japanese: “バタン島”
- Korean: “바탄섬”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Batan Tó”
- Russian: “Батан”
- Spanish: “Isla de Batan”
- Spanish: “Isla de Batán”
- Tagalog: “Isla Batan”
- Tagalog: “Isla ng Batan”
- Tagalog: “Pulo ng Batan”
- Vietnamese: “Đảo Batan”
- Wu Chinese: “白坦群岛 (菲律宾)”
- “Batan”
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