Location South East Asia Name Ticao Island | Population 555,573 | |
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Coordinates 12°31′45″N 123°41′53″E / 12.52917°N 123.69806°E / 12.52917; 123.69806Coordinates: 12°31′45″N 123°41′53″E / 12.52917°N 123.69806°E / 12.52917; 123.69806 Major islands Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Palawan Largest settlement Masbate City (pop. 81,585) | ||
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Ticao Island, is an island with a total land area of (334 km2 or 129 sq mi) is one of the three major islands of Masbate province in the Philippines. It is separated from the Bicol Peninsula by the Ticao Pass. The other two major islands are Masbate Island (3,290 km2 or 1,270 sq mi) and Burias Island (424 km2 or 164 sq mi).
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- Ticao island masbate day 1
- Scuba diving in ticao island masbate philippines
- Archaeological and Ecological Landscape and Seascape of Ticao
- References
The island is divided into the municipalities of Batuan, Monreal, San Fernando and its mother-town, San Jacinto.
San Miguel Island is located "just off the northern tip" of Ticao Island.
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Archaeological and Ecological Landscape and Seascape of Ticao
Ticao island is known as an archaeological landscape, possessing thousands of pre-colonial artifacts such as the Baybayin-inscripted Rizal Stone, Ticao gold spike teeth, Burial jars of varrying designs and sizes, jade beads, human face rock statues, and the Ticao petrographs. Much of the homes in Ticao island use these archaeological finds to design their interiors. The island is also an ecological frontier for the conservation of manta rays. The island also possesses a 'rare subspecies' of Visayan warty pig, that is almost near extinction.