Babuyan Islands
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The Babuyan Islands is an archipelago located in the Luzon Strait and north of Luzon island in the Philippines. It is separated from Luzon by the Babuyan Channel and from the Batanes Islands up north by the Balintang Channel. The Babuyan Islands consist of five major islands: Babuyan island, Calayan, Camiguin, Dalupiri, and Fuga. Note that the Camiguin island here is different from the island-province of Camiguin in Mindanao. Politically, the Babuyan Islands are part of the Philippine province of Cagayan. HistoryIn 1942, landed by the Japanese troops in Babuyan Islands. In 1945, during the Second World War, the Allied Philippine Commonwealth troops landed in Babuyan Islands fought the attack the Japanese forces beggining the Battle of Babuyan Islands. Image:Didicas Volcano 1.jpg
Smith Volcano in the Babuyan Islands
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