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la+monja+island Latitude and Longitude:

14°22′32″N 120°31′19″E / 14.37556°N 120.52194°E / 14.37556; 120.52194
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La Monja Island
Geography
Location Manila Bay
Coordinates 14°22′32″N 120°31′19″E / 14.37556°N 120.52194°E / 14.37556; 120.52194
Adjacent to South China Sea
Administration
Region Calabarzon
Province Cavite
City Cavite City
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

La Monja Island (also Monja Island; Spanish: "the nun") is a small, uninhabited island near the entrance to Manila Bay in the Philippines. Falling under the political jurisdiction of Cavite City, it is located several kilometers southeast of Mariveles, Bataan, and 6.0 kilometers (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 May 18, 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

References

  1. ^ Berhow, Mark (20 Sep 2012). American Defenses of Corregidor and Manila Bay: 1898-1945. London: Osprey Publishing. p. 5. ISBN  9781782004356.
  2. ^ "Debris, human foot found after Philippine military plane crashes". BNO News. May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.

la+monja+island Latitude and Longitude:

14°22′32″N 120°31′19″E / 14.37556°N 120.52194°E / 14.37556; 120.52194
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Monja Island
Geography
Location Manila Bay
Coordinates 14°22′32″N 120°31′19″E / 14.37556°N 120.52194°E / 14.37556; 120.52194
Adjacent to South China Sea
Administration
Region Calabarzon
Province Cavite
City Cavite City
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

La Monja Island (also Monja Island; Spanish: "the nun") is a small, uninhabited island near the entrance to Manila Bay in the Philippines. Falling under the political jurisdiction of Cavite City, it is located several kilometers southeast of Mariveles, Bataan, and 6.0 kilometers (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 May 18, 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

References

  1. ^ Berhow, Mark (20 Sep 2012). American Defenses of Corregidor and Manila Bay: 1898-1945. London: Osprey Publishing. p. 5. ISBN  9781782004356.
  2. ^ "Debris, human foot found after Philippine military plane crashes". BNO News. May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.

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