Bocot Island

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Bocot
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates 11°19′29″N123°10′48″E / 11.32472°N 123.18000°E / 11.32472; 123.18000 Coordinates: 11°19′29″N123°10′48″E / 11.32472°N 123.18000°E / 11.32472; 123.18000
Archipelago Concepcion Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Visayan Sea
Administration
Region Western Visayas
Province Iloilo
Municipality Concepcion

Bocot Island (variously Bocot Islet) is a small island in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is part of the municipality of Concepcion.

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Location and geography

Bocot Island is east of Panay Island in the Visayan Sea. Part of the Concepcion Islands, Bocot is northeast of Pan de Azucar Island. Bocot is .25 miles (0.40 km) from nearby Magaisi Island (Bag-o Isi Island), separated only by a small channel. [1] [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 224. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. "Sailing Directions (Enroute) Philippine Islands" (PDF). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008. p. 92. Retrieved 17 June 2014.