Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
97.9km²
Area
157km
Coastline
122m
Highest point
16,782
People
30°C
Warmest sea
June
1,124km
To the mainland
When to go to Linapacan Island
Best for the beach from January to April.
The sea is warmest in June (30 °C) and coolest in February (27 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Philippines
Linapacan Island is an island in Philippines. It covers 97.9 km², with 157 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 122 m. About 16,782 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,124 km away.
Getting there
- Francisco B. Reyes (Busuanga) Airport (USU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 81 km in a straight lineCar hire in CoronDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- Ferries1 ferry terminals on the island
- 1,124 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Aprilbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Linapacan Island.
- 1ferry terminals
- 3named peaksMount Olo, Carlatan Mountain, Banong Mountain
- 1castles and fortsSpanish Fort
- 1campsitesTao Phillipines
- 4hotels, guesthouses and apartments
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Linapacan Island, each with its own numbers.
19beaches and covesCoastya
1lakeLakeyas
Largest lake
0.13km²
Tamalahi Lake
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
31.1°C
Tamalahi Lake
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.8°C
Diboluduan Cove
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
19 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Balobalo Covecove29.8°C
- Lalanan Covecove29.8°C
- Babanawod Covecove29.8°C
- Dolonga Covecove29.8°C
- Pandan Covecove29.8°C
- San Pedro Covecove29.8°C
- Manocnoc Covecove29.8°C
- Nanlogan Covecove29.8°C
11 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Tamalahi Lake0.13km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 85 m above the sea. 95 % of it is below 200 m.
- 36 %0–50 m
- 59 %50–200 m
- 5 %200–500 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- San Miguel2,972 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 43 | 32 | 28 | 44 | 193 | 359 | 463 | 395 | 406 | 278 | 150 | 148 |
| Wet days | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 18 |
| Sun h/day | 7.9 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 |
| Wind (km/h) | 28 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 27 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.7 |
| 2021 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.6 |
| 2022 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.4 | −0.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.6 |
| 2023 | +0.5 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.6 | +0.1 | −0.2 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.6 |
| 2024 | +0.6 | +0.4 | −0.3 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −0.6 | −0.5 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +0.5 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q2687665) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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