Colebra Island

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Colebra
Native name:
Bago-alas
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Colebra
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates 11°21′13″N123°13′34″E / 11.35361°N 123.22611°E / 11.35361; 123.22611 Coordinates: 11°21′13″N123°13′34″E / 11.35361°N 123.22611°E / 11.35361; 123.22611
Archipelago Concepcion Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Visayan Sea
Highest elevation116 ft (35.4 m) [1]
Administration
Region Western Visayas
Province Iloilo
Municipality Concepcion

Colebra (variously Bago-alas or Culebra Islet) is an island in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is part of the municipality of Concepcion.

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Location and geography

Colebra Island is east of Panay Island in the Visayan Sea. Part of the Concepcion Islands, Colebra is the northernmost point of Concepcion, and only 3.2 kilometres (2 mi) south of Magalumbi Island, which is part of Batad. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 223. Retrieved 19 June 2014.