Baluarte Bay

Baluarte Bay is a bay in Batanes, Cagayan Valley. Baluarte Bay is situated nearby to the village San Antonio, as well as near Kaychanarianan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basco Lighthouse and Basco Cathedral.

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 Cathedral

Church

Photo: KisekiLacroix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, commonly known as Santo Domingo de Guzman Parish Church and Basco Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral church located in Basco, Northern Batan Island, Batanes, Philippines.

Batanes Provincial Capitol

Historic building

Photo: Adkranz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Batanes Provincial Capitol is a historic building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basco and Mahatao.

Basco

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Basco is the provincial capital of the smallest Philippine province, Batanes. It is on Batan Island. It is home to about 10,000 people For practical reasons, this guide covers Basco and the neighboring municipality of Mahatao.

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.

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, making it the least populated town in the province and second least populated in the country, behind Kalayaan, Palawan.

Baluarte Bay

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Batanes, Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

20.44668° or 20° 26′ 48″ north

Longitude

121.95792° or 121° 57′ 29″ east

Open location code

7QG3CXW5+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14005691067

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

1727824

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Naidi Hills and Sayad Bridge.

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