Isabel Island (Philippines)

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Isabel Island
Geography
Coordinates 13°1′22″N121°55′43″E / 13.02278°N 121.92861°E / 13.02278; 121.92861
Archipelago Romblon Group of Islands
Adjacent to Sibuyan Sea
Administration
Region Mimaropa
Province Romblon
Municipality Banton

Isabel Island is an inhabited island in the province of Romblon in the Philippines. It is part of barangay Nasunogan in the municipality of Banton. In the 1918 census, the island together with its sister island Carlota Island constituted one single barrio named Isla de las Dos Hermanas (Spanish: Two Sisters Island) with 23 inhabitants.

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