Cagdanao

Cagdanao Island
Cagdanao Island

Location within the Philippines

Geography
Coordinates 11°4′20″N 119°44′1″E / 11.07222°N 119.73361°E / 11.07222; 119.73361Coordinates: 11°4′20″N 119°44′1″E / 11.07222°N 119.73361°E / 11.07222; 119.73361
Archipelago Calamian Group of Islands
Adjacent bodies of water
Administration
Region MIMAROPA
Province Palawan

Cagdanao is an island in the province of Palawan in the Philippines. The island is located 29 kilometres (18 mi) east from the town of Taytay in northern Palawan and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from El Nido Airport.

The island is surrounded with a coral reef, from shallow coral gardens to deep drop-offs on the north side. Cagdanao Island offers a variety of diving sites around the island. On the island, beaches frontage of 400 metres (1,300 ft) with white sand and a 500 metres (1,600 ft) of flat land that extend back to edge of the hills. Hilly elevation with vegetation like palms, loamy and forest soil sandy.

Access to the island is mainly from Palawan, via a 40-minute sail with a speedboat. Cagdanao Island is a popular site for snorkeling and scuba diving in and around its coral reef. Damselfish (Pomacentridae), gobies (Gobiidae) and wrasses (Labridae) are the most abundant fish families.

A beach resort called Cagdanao Island Beach Resort is situated on the island.

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