The baselines of the Philippines (Filipino : mga batayang-guhit ng Pilipinas) are the set of geodesic lines completely encircling the Philippine archipelago from where the maritime entitlements of the country are measured. It was first established in 1961 [1] by an act of the Congress of the Philippines which was further amended in April 2009 to optimize and conform it to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which the Philippines is a signatory. A total of 101 basepoints providing for 100 baselines were identified under Republic Act No. 9522, which identified Amianan Island as the northernmost, Frances Reef as the southernmost, Pusan Point as its easternmost and the Balabac Great Reef as the westernmost points of the main Philippine archipelago. [2]
The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,641 islands customarily enclosed by the lines demarcated by the Treaty of Paris in 1898 and its supplementary Treaty of Washington of 1900, and the Convention Between the United States and Great Britain in 1930, which came to be known in the Philippines as its International Treaty Limits. [3] [4] The government of the Philippines has maintained its position that the waters enclosed by the demarcation lines in the said treaties form part of its territorial waters regardless of its breadth and dimension. [5] [6]
The geographic coordinates below are referenced to the World Geodetic System 1984. [7]
Basepoint number | Station name | Location | Province | Latitude (N) | Longitude (E) | Distance to next basepoint | ||||
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1 | PAB-01 | Amianan Island | Batanes | 21°6′57.73″N121°57′27.71″E / 21.1160361°N 121.9576972°E | 21° 6′ 57.73″ | 121° 57′ 27.71″ | 70.03 | 129.70 | 80.59 | |
2 | PAB-02 | Balintang Island | Cagayan | 19°57′38.19″N122°9′46.32″E / 19.9606083°N 122.1628667°E | 19° 57′ 38.19″ | 122° 9′ 46.32″ | 99.17 | 183.66 | 114.12 | |
3 | PAB-04 | Iligan Point | Cagayan | 18°18′35.30″N122°20′19.07″E / 18.3098056°N 122.3386306°E | 18° 18′ 35.30″ | 122° 20′ 19.07″ | 71.83 | 133.03 | 82.66 | |
4 | PAB-05A | Ditolong Point | Isabela | 17°7′16.30″N122°31′28.34″E / 17.1211944°N 122.5245389°E | 17° 7′ 16.30″ | 122° 31′ 28.34″ | 1.05 | 1.94 | 1.21 | |
5 | PAB-05B | Ditolong Point | Isabela | 17°6′14.79″N122°31′43.84″E / 17.1041083°N 122.5288444°E | 17° 6′ 14.79″ | 122° 31′ 43.84″ | 0.39 | 0.72 | 0.45 | |
6 | PAB-05 | Ditolong Point | Isabela | 17°5′51.31″N122°31′42.66″E / 17.0975861°N 122.5285167°E | 17° 5′ 51.31″ | 122° 31′ 42.66″ | 3.29 | 6.09 | 3.79 | |
7 | PAB-06 | Spires Island | Isabela | 17°2′36.91″N122°31′3.28″E / 17.0435861°N 122.5175778°E | 17° 2′ 36.91″ | 122° 31′ 3.28″ | 9.74 | 18.04 | 11.21 | |
8 | PAB-06B | Digollorin Point | Isabela | 16°53′18.03″N122°27′56.61″E / 16.8883417°N 122.4657250°E | 16° 53′ 18.03″ | 122° 27′ 56.61″ | 3.51 | 6.50 | 4.04 | |
9 | PAB-06C | Digollorin Rock | Isabela | 16°49′56.11″N122°26′50.78″E / 16.8322528°N 122.4474389°E | 16° 49′ 56.11″ | 122° 26′ 50.78″ | 2.40 | 4.44 | 2.76 | |
10 | PAB-07 | Diviuisa Point | Isabela | 16°47′38.86″N122°26′4.40″E / 16.7941278°N 122.4345556°E | 16° 47′ 38.86″ | 122° 26′ 4.40″ | 30.94 | 57.30 | 35.61 | |
11 | PAB-08 | Dijohan Point | Aurora | 16°18′44.33″N122°14′16.69″E / 16.3123139°N 122.2379694°E | 16° 18′ 44.33″ | 122° 14′ 16.69″ | 116.26 | 215.31 | 133.79 | |
12 | PAB-10A | Tinaga Island | Camarines Norte | 14°29′54.43″N122°57′51.15″E / 14.4984528°N 122.9642083°E | 14° 29′ 54.43″ | 122° 57′ 51.15″ | 80.29 | 148.70 | 92.40 | |
13 | PAB-11 | Horodaba Rock | Catanduanes | 14°6′29.91″N124°16′59.21″E / 14.1083083°N 124.2831139°E | 14° 6′ 29.91″ | 124° 16′ 59.21″ | 0.54 | 1.00 | 0.62 | |
14 | PAB-12 | Matulin Rock | Catanduanes | 14°6′10.40″N124°17′26.28″E / 14.1028889°N 124.2906333°E | 14° 6′ 10.40″ | 124° 17′ 26.28″ | 96.04 | 177.87 | 110.52 | |
15 | PAB-13 | Atalaya Point | Northern Samar | 12°41′6.37″N125°3′53.71″E / 12.6851028°N 125.0649194°E | 12° 41′ 6.37″ | 125° 3′ 53.71″ | 6.79 | 12.58 | 7.81 | |
16 | PAB-13A | Bacan Island | Northern Samar | 12°36′18.41″N125°8′50.19″E / 12.6051139°N 125.1472750°E | 12° 36′ 18.41″ | 125° 8′ 50.19″ | 5.52 | 10.22 | 6.35 | |
17 | PAB-14 | Finch Rock | Northern Samar | 12°32′33.62″N125°12′59.70″E / 12.5426722°N 125.2165833°E | 12° 32′ 33.62″ | 125° 12′ 59.70″ | 0.80 | 1.48 | 0.92 | |
18 | PAB-14A | Cube Rock | Northern Samar | 12°31′57.45″N125°13′32.37″E / 12.5326250°N 125.2256583°E | 12° 31′ 57.45″ | 125° 13′ 32.37″ | 4.90 | 9.07 | 5.64 | |
19 | PAB-14D | NW Manjud Point | Northern Samar | 12°28′36.42″N125°17′12.32″E / 12.4767833°N 125.2867556°E | 12° 28′ 36.42″ | 125° 17′ 12.32″ | 1.30 | 2.41 | 1.50 | |
20 | PAB-15 | SE Manjud Point | Northern Samar | 12°27′37.51″N125°18′5.23″E / 12.4604194°N 125.3014528°E | 12° 27′ 37.51″ | 125° 18′ 5.23″ | 7.69 | 14.24 | 8.85 | |
21 | PAB-16A | E Sora Cay | Northern Samar | 12°21′41.64″N125°23′7.41″E / 12.3615667°N 125.3853917°E | 12° 21′ 41.64″ | 125° 23′ 7.41″ | 5.68 | 10.52 | 6.54 | |
22 | PAB-16B | Panablijon | Eastern Samar | 12°17′27.17″N125°27′0.12″E / 12.2908806°N 125.4500333°E | 12° 17′ 27.17″ | 125° 27′ 0.12″ | 5.21 | 9.65 | 6.00 | |
23 | PAB-16C | Alugon | Eastern Samar | 12°13′21.95″N125°30′19.47″E / 12.2227639°N 125.5054083°E | 12° 13′ 21.95″ | 125° 30′ 19.47″ | 1.94 | 3.59 | 2.23 | |
24 | PAB-16D | N Bunga Point | Eastern Samar | 12°11′48.16″N125°31′30.88″E / 12.1967111°N 125.5252444°E | 12° 11′ 48.16″ | 125° 31′ 30.88″ | 0.54 | 1.00 | 0.62 | |
25 | PAB-17A | E Bunga Point | Eastern Samar | 12°11′20.67″N125°31′48.29″E / 12.1890750°N 125.5300806°E | 12° 11′ 20.67″ | 125° 31′ 48.29″ | 5.71 | 10.57 | 6.57 | |
26 | PAB-18A | SE Tubabao Island | Eastern Samar | 12°6′7.00″N125°34′11.94″E / 12.1019444°N 125.5699833°E | 12° 6′ 7.00″ | 125° 34′ 11.94″ | 83.84 | 155.27 | 96.48 | |
27 | PAB-19C | Suluan Island | Eastern Samar | 10°45′16.70″N125°58′8.78″E / 10.7546389°N 125.9691056°E | 10° 45′ 16.70″ | 125° 58′ 8.78″ | 56.28 | 104.23 | 64.77 | |
28 | PAB-19D | N Tuason Point | Surigao del Norte | 9°49′59.58″N126°10′6.39″E / 9.8332167°N 126.1684417°E | 9° 49′ 59.58″ | 126° 10′ 6.39″ | 57.44 | 106.38 | 66.10 | |
29 | PAB-20A | Arangasa Island | Surigao del Sur | 8°53′16.62″N126°20′48.81″E / 8.8879500°N 126.3468917°E | 8° 53′ 16.62″ | 126° 20′ 48.81″ | 40.69 | 75.36 | 46.83 | |
30 | PAB-21B | Sanco Point | Surigao del Sur | 8°13′11.53″N126°28′53.25″E / 8.2198694°N 126.4814583°E | 8° 13′ 11.53″ | 126° 28′ 53.25″ | 30.80 | 57.04 | 35.44 | |
31 | PAB-22 | Bagoso Island | Davao Oriental | 7°42′45.02″N126°34′29.03″E / 7.7125056°N 126.5747306°E | 7° 42′ 45.02″ | 126° 34′ 29.03″ | 12.95 | 23.98 | 14.90 | |
32 | PAB-22C | Languyan | Davao Oriental | 7°29′49.47″N126°35′59.24″E / 7.4970750°N 126.5997889°E | 7° 29′ 49.47″ | 126° 35′ 59.24″ | 0.54 | 1.00 | 0.62 | |
33 | PAB-23 | Languyan | Davao Oriental | 7°29′16.93″N126°35′59.50″E / 7.4880361°N 126.5998611°E | 7° 29′ 16.93″ | 126° 35′ 59.50″ | 0.76 | 1.41 | 0.87 | |
34 | PAB-23B | Languyan | Davao Oriental | 7°28′30.97″N126°35′57.30″E / 7.4752694°N 126.5992500°E | 7° 28′ 30.97″ | 126° 35′ 57.30″ | 1.02 | 1.89 | 1.17 | |
35 | PAB-23C | N Baculin Point | Davao Oriental | 7°27′29.42″N126°35′51.71″E / 7.4581722°N 126.5976972°E | 7° 27′ 29.42″ | 126° 35′ 51.71″ | 10.12 | 18.74 | 11.65 | |
36 | PAB-24 | Pusan Point | Davao Oriental | 7°17′19.80″N126°36′18.16″E / 7.2888333°N 126.6050444°E | 7° 17′ 19.80″ | 126° 36′ 18.16″ | 1.14 | 2.11 | 1.31 | |
37 | PAB-24A | S Pusan Point | Davao Oriental | 7°16′14.43″N126°35′57.20″E / 7.2706750°N 126.5992222°E | 7° 16′ 14.43″ | 126° 35′ 57.20″ | 63.28 | 117.19 | 72.82 | |
38 | PAB-25B | Cape San Agustin | Davao Oriental | 6°17′14.73″N126°12′14.40″E / 6.2874250°N 126.2040000°E | 6° 17′ 14.73″ | 126° 12′ 14.40″ | 1.28 | 2.37 | 1.47 | |
39 | PAB-25 | Cape San Agustin | Davao Oriental | 6°16′8.35″N126°11′35.06″E / 6.2689861°N 126.1930722°E | 6° 16′ 8.35″ | 126° 11′ 35.06″ | 67.65 | 125.29 | 77.85 | |
40 | PAB-26 | SE Sarangani Island | Davao Occidental | 5°23′34.20″N125°28′42.11″E / 5.3928333°N 125.4783639°E | 5° 23′ 34.20″ | 125° 28′ 42.11″ | 0.43 | 0.80 | 0.49 | |
41 | PAB-27 | Panguil Bato Point | Davao Occidental | 5°23′21.80″N125°28′19.59″E / 5.3893889°N 125.4721083°E | 5° 23′ 21.80″ | 125° 28′ 19.59″ | 3.44 | 6.37 | 3.96 | |
42 | PAB-28 | Tapundo Point | Davao Occidental | 5°21′55.66″N125°25′11.21″E / 5.3654611°N 125.4197806°E | 5° 21′ 55.66″ | 125° 25′ 11.21″ | 3.31 | 6.13 | 3.81 | |
43 | PAB-29 | W Calia Point | Davao Occidental | 5°21′58.48″N125°21′52.03″E / 5.3662444°N 125.3644528°E | 5° 21′ 58.48″ | 125° 21′ 52.03″ | 0.87 | 1.61 | 1.00 | |
44 | PAB-30 | Manamil Island | Davao Occidental | 5°22′2.91″N125°20′59.73″E / 5.3674750°N 125.3499250°E | 5° 22′ 2.91″ | 125° 20′ 59.73″ | 1.79 | 3.32 | 2.06 | |
45 | PAB-31 | Marampog Point | Davao Occidental | 5°23′20.18″N125°19′44.29″E / 5.3889389°N 125.3289694°E | 5° 23′ 20.18″ | 125° 19′ 44.29″ | 78.42 | 145.23 | 90.24 | |
46 | PAB-32 | Pola Point | Sultan Kudarat | 6°9′8.44″N124°15′42.81″E / 6.1523444°N 124.2618917°E | 6° 9′ 8.44″ | 124° 15′ 42.81″ | 122.88 | 227.57 | 141.41 | |
47 | PAB-33A | Kauluan Island | Basilan | 6°26′47.22″N122°13′34.50″E / 6.4464500°N 122.2262500°E | 6° 26′ 47.22″ | 122° 13′ 34.50″ | 29.44 | 54.52 | 33.88 | |
48 | PAB-34A | Tongquil Island | Sulu | 6°2′33.77″N121°56′36.20″E / 6.0427139°N 121.9433889°E | 6° 2′ 33.77″ | 121° 56′ 36.20″ | 2.38 | 4.41 | 2.74 | |
49 | PAB-35 | Tongquil Island | Sulu | 6°1′8.15″N121°54′41.45″E / 6.0189306°N 121.9115139°E | 6° 1′ 8.15″ | 121° 54′ 41.45″ | 1.72 | 3.19 | 1.98 | |
50 | PAB-35A | Tongquil Island | Sulu | 6°0′17.88″N121°53′11.17″E / 6.0049667°N 121.8864361°E | 6° 0′ 17.88″ | 121° 53′ 11.17″ | 85.94 | 159.16 | 98.90 | |
51 | PAB-38A | Kinapusan Island | Tawi-Tawi | 5°12′8.70″N120°41′38.14″E / 5.2024167°N 120.6939278°E | 5° 12′ 8.70″ | 120° 41′ 38.14″ | 55.24 | 102.30 | 63.57 | |
52 | PAB-39 | Manuk Manka Island | Tawi-Tawi | 4°47′39.24″N119°51′58.08″E / 4.7942333°N 119.8661333°E | 4° 47′ 39.24″ | 119° 51′ 58.08″ | 43.44 | 80.45 | 49.99 | |
53 | PAB-40 | Frances Reef | Tawi-Tawi | 4°24′53.84″N119°14′50.71″E / 4.4149556°N 119.2474194°E | 4° 24′ 53.84″ | 119° 14′ 50.71″ | 0.61 | 1.13 | 0.70 | |
54 | PAB-40A | Frances Reef | Tawi-Tawi | 4°25′3.83″N119°14′15.15″E / 4.4177306°N 119.2375417°E | 4° 25′ 3.83″ | 119° 14′ 15.15″ | 15.48 | 28.67 | 17.81 | |
55 | PAB-41A | Bajapa Reef | Tawi-Tawi | 4°36′9.01″N119°3′22.75″E / 4.6025028°N 119.0563194°E | 4° 36′ 9.01″ | 119° 3′ 22.75″ | 6.88 | 12.74 | 7.92 | |
56 | PAB-42A | Paguan Island | Tawi-Tawi | 4°42′52.07″N119°1′44.04″E / 4.7144639°N 119.0289000°E | 4° 42′ 52.07″ | 119° 1′ 44.04″ | 3.40 | 6.30 | 3.91 | |
57 | PAB-43 | Alice Reef | Tawi-Tawi | 4°45′55.25″N119°3′15.19″E / 4.7653472°N 119.0542194°E | 4° 45′ 55.25″ | 119° 3′ 15.19″ | 2.28 | 4.22 | 2.62 | |
58 | PAB-44 | Alice Reef | Tawi-Tawi | 4°47′5.36″N119°5′12.94″E / 4.7848222°N 119.0869278°E | 4° 47′ 5.36″ | 119° 5′ 12.94″ | 18.60 | 34.45 | 21.40 | |
59 | PAB-45 | Omapoy Rock | Tawi-Tawi | 4°55′10.45″N119°22′1.30″E / 4.9195694°N 119.3670278°E | 4° 55′ 10.45″ | 119° 22′ 1.30″ | 23.37 | 43.28 | 26.89 | |
60 | PAB-46 | Bukut Lapis Point | Tawi-Tawi | 5°2′23.73″N119°44′18.14″E / 5.0399250°N 119.7383722°E | 5° 2′ 23.73″ | 119° 44′ 18.14″ | 44.20 | 81.86 | 50.86 | |
61 | PAB-47 | Pearl Bank | Sulu | 5°46′35.15″N119°39′51.77″E / 5.7764306°N 119.6643806°E | 5° 46′ 35.15″ | 119° 39′ 51.77″ | 75.17 | 139.21 | 86.50 | |
62 | PAB-48 | Baguan Island | Tawi-Tawi | 6°5′58.41″N118°26′57.30″E / 6.0995583°N 118.4492500°E | 6° 5′ 58.41″ | 118° 26′ 57.30″ | 8.54 | 15.82 | 9.83 | |
63 | PAB-48A | Taganak Island | Tawi-Tawi | 6°4′14.08″N118°18′33.33″E / 6.0705778°N 118.3092583°E | 6° 4′ 14.08″ | 118° 18′ 33.33″ | 13.46 | 24.93 | 15.49 | |
64 | PAB-49 | Great Bakkungaan Island | Tawi-Tawi | 6°11′4.65″N118°6′54.15″E / 6.1846250°N 118.1150417°E | 6° 11′ 4.65″ | 118° 6′ 54.15″ | 3.97 | 7.35 | 4.57 | |
65 | PAB-50 | Lihiman Island | Tawi-Tawi | 6°13′39.90″N118°3′52.09″E / 6.2277500°N 118.0644694°E | 6° 13′ 39.90″ | 118° 3′ 52.09″ | 5.53 | 10.24 | 6.36 | |
66 | PAB-51 | Sibaung Island | Tawi-Tawi | 6°17′43.99″N118°0′5.44″E / 6.2955528°N 118.0015111°E | 6° 17′ 43.99″ | 118° 0′ 5.44″ | 41.60 | 77.04 | 47.87 | |
67 | PAB-52 | Muligi Island | Tawi-Tawi | 6°52′14.53″N118°23′40.49″E / 6.8707028°N 118.3945806°E | 6° 52′ 14.53″ | 118° 23′ 40.49″ | 75.06 | 139.01 | 86.38 | |
68 | PAB-53 | South Mangsee Island | Palawan | 7°30′26.05″N117°18′33.75″E / 7.5072361°N 117.3093750°E | 7° 30′ 26.05″ | 117° 18′ 33.75″ | 26 | 48.15 | 29.92 | |
69 | PAB-54 | Balabac Island | Palawan | 7°48′30.69″N116°59′39.18″E / 7.8085250°N 116.9942167°E | 7° 48′ 30.69″ | 116° 59′ 39.18″ | 6.08 | 11.26 | 7.00 | |
70 | PAB-54A | Balabac Great Reef | Palawan | 7°51′27.17″N116°54′17.19″E / 7.8575472°N 116.9047750°E | 7° 51′ 27.17″ | 116° 54′ 17.19″ | 1.18 | 2.19 | 1.36 | |
71 | PAB-54B | Balabac Great Reef | Palawan | 7°52′19.86″N116°53′28.73″E / 7.8721833°N 116.8913139°E | 7° 52′ 19.86″ | 116° 53′ 28.73″ | 2.27 | 4.20 | 2.61 | |
72 | PAB-55 | Balabac Great Reef | Palawan | 7°54′36.35″N116°53′16.64″E / 7.9100972°N 116.8879556°E | 7° 54′ 36.35″ | 116° 53′ 16.64″ | 7.42 | 13.74 | 8.54 | |
73 | PAB-60 | Ada Reef | Palawan | 8°2′0.26″N116°54′10.04″E / 8.0334056°N 116.9027889°E | 8° 2′ 0.26″ | 116° 54′ 10.04″ | 10.85 | 20.09 | 12.49 | |
74 | PAB-61 | Secam Island | Palawan | 8°11′18.36″N116°59′51.87″E / 8.1884333°N 116.9977417°E | 8° 11′ 18.36″ | 116° 59′ 51.87″ | 30.88 | 57.19 | 35.54 | |
75 | PAB-62 | Latud Point | Palawan | 8°37′56.37″N117°15′51.23″E / 8.6323250°N 117.2642306°E | 8° 37′ 56.37″ | 117° 15′ 51.23″ | 7.91 | 14.65 | 9.10 | |
76 | PAB-63 | SW Tatub Point | Palawan | 8°44′17.40″N117°20′39.37″E / 8.7381667°N 117.3442694°E | 8° 44′ 17.40″ | 117° 20′ 39.37″ | 11.89 | 22.02 | 13.68 | |
77 | PAB-63A | W Sicud Point | Palawan | 8°53′32.20″N117°28′15.78″E / 8.8922778°N 117.4710500°E | 8° 53′ 32.20″ | 117° 28′ 15.78″ | 13.20 | 24.45 | 15.19 | |
78 | PAB-64 | Tarumpitao Point | Palawan | 9°2′57.47″N117°37′38.88″E / 9.0492972°N 117.6274667°E | 9° 2′ 57.47″ | 117° 37′ 38.88″ | 81.12 | 150.23 | 93.35 | |
79 | PAB-64B | Dry Island | Palawan | 9°59′22.54″N118°36′53.61″E / 9.9895944°N 118.6148917°E | 9° 59′ 22.54″ | 118° 36′ 53.61″ | 82.76 | 153.27 | 95.24 | |
80 | PAB-65C | Binangcolan Point | Palawan | 11°13′19.82″N119°15′17.74″E / 11.2221722°N 119.2549278°E | 11° 13′ 19.82″ | 119° 15′ 17.74″ | 74.65 | 138.25 | 85.91 | |
81 | PAB-67 | Pinnacle Rock | Palawan | 12°19′35.22″N119°50′56.00″E / 12.3264500°N 119.8488889°E | 12° 19′ 35.22″ | 119° 50′ 56.00″ | 93.88 | 173.87 | 108.04 | |
82 | PAB-68 | Cabra Island | Occidental Mindoro | 13°53′21.45″N120°1′5.86″E / 13.8892917°N 120.0182944°E | 13° 53′ 21.45″ | 120° 1′ 5.86″ | 115.69 | 214.26 | 133.13 | |
83 | PAB-71 | Hermana Mayor Island | Zambales | 15°48′43.61″N119°46′56.09″E / 15.8121139°N 119.7822472°E | 15° 48′ 43.61″ | 119° 46′ 56.09″ | 9.30 | 17.22 | 10.70 | |
84 | PAB-72 | Tambobo Point | Pangasinan | 15°57′51.67″N119°44′55.32″E / 15.9643528°N 119.7487000°E | 15° 57′ 51.67″ | 119° 44′ 55.32″ | 12.06 | 22.34 | 13.88 | |
85 | PAB-73B | Rena Point | Pangasinan | 16°9′57.90″N119°45′15.76″E / 16.1660833°N 119.7543778°E | 16° 9′ 57.90″ | 119° 45′ 15.76″ | 0.25 | 0.46 | 0.29 | |
86 | PAB-73 | Rena Point | Pangasinan | 16°10′12.42″N119°45′11.95″E / 16.1701167°N 119.7533194°E | 16° 10′ 12.42″ | 119° 45′ 11.95 | 6.43 | 11.91 | 7.40 | |
87 | PAB-74 | Rocky Ledge | Pangasinan | 16°16′34.46″N119°46′19.50″E / 16.2762389°N 119.7720833°E | 16° 16′ 34.46″ | 119° 46′ 19.50″ | 0.65 | 1.20 | 0.75 | |
88 | PAB-74A | Piedra Point | Pangasinan | 16°17′12.70″N119°46′28.52″E / 16.2868611°N 119.7745889°E | 16° 17′ 12.70″ | 119° 46′ 28.52″ | 1.30 | 2.41 | 1.50 | |
89 | PAB-75 | Piedra Point | Pangasinan | 16°18′29.49″N119°46′44.94″E / 16.3081917°N 119.7791500°E | 16° 18′ 29.49″ | 119° 46′ 44.94″ | 1.04 | 1.93 | 1.20 | |
90 | PAB-75C | Piedra Point | Pangasinan | 16°19′28.20″N119°47′7.69″E / 16.3245000°N 119.7854694°E | 16° 19′ 28.20″ | 119° 47′ 7.69″ | 0.63 | 1.17 | 0.72 | |
91 | PAB-75D | Piedra Point | Pangasinan | 16°20′4.38″N119°47′20.48″E / 16.3345500°N 119.7890222°E | 16° 20′ 4.38″ | 119° 47′ 20.48″ | 80.60 | 149.27 | 92.75 | |
92 | PAB-76 | Dile Point | Ilocos Sur | 17°34′24.94″N120°20′33.36″E / 17.5735944°N 120.3426000°E | 17° 34′ 24.94″ | 120° 20′ 33.36″ | 6.86 | 12.70 | 7.89 | |
93 | PAB-77 | Pinget Island | Ilocos Sur | 17°41′17.56″N120°21′2.02″E / 17.6882111°N 120.3505611°E | 17° 41′ 17.56″ | 120° 21′ 2.02″ | 14.15 | 26.21 | 16.28 | |
94 | PAB-78 | Badoc Island | Ilocos Norte | 17°55′4.13″N120°24′40.56″E / 17.9178139°N 120.4112667°E | 17° 55′ 4.13″ | 120° 24′ 40.56″ | 35.40 | 65.56 | 40.74 | |
95 | PAB-79 | Cape Bojeador | Ilocos Norte | 18°29′32.42″N120°33′42.41″E / 18.4923389°N 120.5617806°E | 18° 29′ 32.42″ | 120° 33′ 42.41″ | 1.77 | 3.28 | 2.04 | |
96 | PAB-79B | Bobon | Ilocos Norte | 18°30′52.88″N120°34′55.35″E / 18.5146889°N 120.5820417°E | 18° 30′ 52.88″ | 120° 34′ 55.35″ | 53.23 | 98.58 | 61.26 | |
97 | PAB-80 | Calagangan Point | Cagayan | 19°10′14.78″N121°12′52.64″E / 19.1707722°N 121.2146222°E | 19° 10′ 14.78″ | 121° 12′ 52.64″ | 98.07 | 181.63 | 112.86 | |
98 | PAB-82 | Itbayat Island | Batanes | 20°43′15.74″N121°46′57.80″E / 20.7210389°N 121.7827222°E | 20° 43′ 15.74″ | 121° 46′ 57.80″ | 25.63 | 47.47 | 29.49 | |
99 | PAB-83 | Amianan Island | Batanes | 21°7′17.47″N121°56′43.85″E / 21.1215194°N 121.9455139°E | 21° 7′ 17.47″ | 121° 56′ 43.85″ | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.09 | |
100 | PAB-84 | Amianan Island | Batanes | 21°7′18.41″N121°56′48.79″E / 21.1217806°N 121.9468861°E | 21° 7′ 18.41″ | 121° 56′ 48.79″ | 0.25 | 0.46 | 0.29 | |
101 | PAB-85 | Amianan Island | Batanes | 21°7′12.04″N121°57′3.65″E / 21.1200111°N 121.9510139°E | 21° 7′ 12.04″ | 121° 57′ 3.65″ | 0.44 | 0.81 | 0.51 |
The Philippines is an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands, and with a total land area of 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi), it is the world's fifth largest island country. The eleven largest islands contain 95% of the total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon at about 105,000 square kilometers (40,541 sq mi). The next largest island is Mindanao at about 95,000 square kilometers (36,680 sq mi). The archipelago is around 800 kilometers (500 mi) from the Asian mainland and is located between Taiwan and Borneo.
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea Treaty, is an international agreement that establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities. As of May 2023, 168 countries and the European Union are parties.
Territorial waters are informally an area of water where a sovereign state has jurisdiction, including internal waters, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone, and potentially the extended continental shelf. In a narrower sense, the term is often used as a synonym for the territorial sea.
An exclusive economic zone (EEZ), as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is an area of the sea in which a sovereign state has exclusive rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind.
Scarborough Shoal, also known as Panacot,Bajo de Masinloc, Huangyan Island, Minzhu Jiao, and Panatag Shoal, are two skerries located between Macclesfield Bank to the west and Luzon to the east. Luzon is 220 kilometres (119 nmi) away and the nearest landmass. The atoll is a disputed territory claimed by the Republic of the Philippines through the 1734 Velarde map, as well as the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan). The atoll's status is often discussed in conjunction with other territorial disputes in the South China Sea, such as those involving the Spratly Islands, and the 2012 Scarborough Shoal standoff. In 2013, the Philippines initiated arbitration against China under UNCLOS. In 2016, the tribunal ruled that China's historic title within the nine-dash line was invalid but did not rule on sovereignty.
Kalayaan, officially the Municipality of Kalayaan, is a 5th class municipality in the South China Sea under the jurisdiction of the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 193 people making it the least populated town in the Philippines.
In Canadian law, Canadian Internal Waters are the waters "on the landward side of the baselines of the territorial sea of Canada."
The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) is legally defined geographic feature of the United States. The OCS is the part of the internationally recognized continental shelf of the United States which does not fall under the jurisdictions of the individual U.S. states.
The Free Territory of Freedomland was a micronation that covered the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea from 1956 to 1974. It was established by Tomás Cloma.
The Malaysia–Philippines border is a maritime boundary located in the South China, Sulu and Celebes Seas. It separates the Malaysian state of Sabah, which is on the island of Borneo, and the Sulu Islands of the southern Philippines.
The Benham Rise, formally designated as Philippine Rise by the Philippine government, is an extinct volcanic ridge located in the Philippine Sea approximately 250 kilometers (160 mi) east of the northern coastline of Dinapigue, Isabela. The rise has been known to the people of Catanduanes as Kalipung-awan, which literally means "loneliness from an isolated place", as early as the precolonial era of the Philippines.
The territorial waters of Indonesia are defined according to the principles set out in Article 46 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Their boundary consists of straight lines ("baselines") linking 195 coordinate points located at the outer edge of the archipelago ("basepoints").
The sovereignty of the Philippines refers to the status of the Philippines as an independent nation. This article covers sovereignty transitions relating to the Philippines, with particular emphasis on the passing of sovereignty from Spain to the United States in the Treaty of Paris (1898), signed on December 10, 1898, to end the Spanish–American War. US President William McKinley asserted the United States' sovereignty over the Philippines on December 21, 1898, through his Benevolent Assimilation Proclamation.
The Spratly Islands dispute is an ongoing territorial dispute among Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam concerning "ownership" of the Spratly Islands, a group of islands and associated "maritime features" located in the South China Sea. The dispute is characterized by diplomatic stalemate and the employment of military pressure techniques in the advancement of national territorial claims. All except Brunei occupy some of the maritime features.
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea involve conflicting island and maritime claims in the South China Sea by several sovereign states, namely the People's Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan, Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia. The disputes involve the islands, reefs, banks, and other features of the region, including the Spratly Islands, Paracel Islands, Scarborough Shoal, and various boundaries in the Gulf of Tonkin. The waters near the Indonesian Natuna Islands, which some regard as geographically part of the South China Sea, are disputed as well.
West Philippine Sea is the official designation by the government of the Philippines to the parts of the South China Sea that are included in the country's exclusive economic zone. The term is also sometimes incorrectly used to refer to the entire South China Sea.
An archipelagic state is an island country that consists of an archipelago. The designation is legally defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). In various conferences, the Bahamas, Fiji, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines are the five original sovereign states that obtained approval in the UNCLOS signed in Montego Bay, Jamaica on 10 December 1982 and qualified as the archipelagic states.
The bilateral foreign relations between the Republic of the Philippines and Republic of China (Taiwan) are a subject of China–Philippines relations. Among other issues between the two are the South China Sea dispute and the political status of Taiwan.
The article covers events relevant to the ongoing territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Even before the common era, maritime trading networks had already been established in the high seas of the region. Prior to World War II, China, France, and Japan disputed over the Paracel and Spratly Islands. After the war, Brunei, Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam became involved in the conflict.
The borders of Indonesia include land and maritime borders with Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and East Timor, as well as shared maritime boundaries with Australia, India, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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