La Monja Island
Geography | |
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Location | Manila Bay |
Coordinates | 14°22′32″N 120°31′19″E / 14.37556°N 120.52194°E |
Adjacent to | South China Sea |
Administration | |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Cavite |
City | Cavite City |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
La Monja Island (also Monja Island;
Mariveles, Bataan, and 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) west from Corregidor lighthouse.[1]
It has remained untouched compared to other nearby islands, which have been used as military installations over the past four centuries.
History
On 18 May 2012, a pilot and co-pilot were killed when an
Aermacchi SF.260 plane belonging to the Philippine Air Force crashed close to the island.[2]
See also
- List of islands in the Greater Manila Area
- List of islands of the Philippines
- List of islands
- Desert island
References
- ISBN 9781782004356.
- ^ "Debris, human foot found after Philippine military plane crashes". BNO News. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.