Capitancillo Island
Island near Bogo, Cebu, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Capitancillo (historically Islote de Captitoncillo and variously Capitancillo islet) is a small coral island (about 600 hectares in size) near Bogo, Cebu, Philippines. The island is a protected marine sanctuary, featuring three dive sites and a lighthouse.
.jpg) The island in 2011 | |
.svg)  Capitancillo Location in the Visayas .svg) Capitancillo Location in the Philippines | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Visayan Sea |
| Coordinates | 10°59′25″N 124°06′14″E |
| Archipelago | Central Visayas |
| Adjacent to | Camotes Sea |
| Area | 600 ha (1,500 acres) |
| Highest elevation | 4.5 m (14.8 ft)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Cebu |
| City | Bogo |
| Barangay | Odlot |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
| Capitancillo Island Lighthouse | |
 | |
| Constructed | 1905  |
| Height | 25 m (82 ft), 83 ft (25 m) |
| First lit | 1990, 1905 |
| Focal height | 30 m (98 ft), 98 ft (30 m) |
| Range | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl(3) W 10s |
Capitáncillo is Spanish for "subchief", from capitán ("captain") + -cillo (diminutive suffix).[2]
Capitancillo is a small uninhabited island northeast of Cebu Island in the Camotes Sea. It is 6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) east of Odlot barangay, Bogo. Three areas around the island (the Ormoc Shoal, the Nuñez Shoal, and the southwest wall of Capitancillo) are recognized dive sites. Polambato Port, Nailon Wharf, Marangog Cove, and Odlot Hideaway all serve as jumping-off points to the island from Bogo, and the trip takes anywhere from fifteen to 45 minutes. There are no stores nor accommodation available on the island.[3]
The original lighthouse was listed in the Faros Españoles de Ultramar as one of 27 major lighthouses of the Philippines.[4][5] The Capitancillo lighthouse was built in 1905, with the current white steel tower dating from the 1950s. The tower is 83 feet (25 m) high and flashes three white lights every ten seconds.[6]
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