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Caballo Island

Island in Philippines

Summary

Island in Philippines

Field	Value
name	Caballo Island
image_name	Caballo Island.jpg
image_caption	Caballo Island, as seen from Corregidor Island in March 2019
image_map
coordinates
location	Manila Bay
area_sqmi
length_km	1.21
width_km	0.32
coastline_mi
elevation_m	116
highest_mount
country	Philippines
country_admin_divisions_title	Region
country_admin_divisions	Calabarzon
country_admin_divisions_title_1	Province
country_admin_divisions_1	Cavite
country_admin_divisions_title_2	City
country_admin_divisions_2	Cavite City
website	Fort Hughes

Caballo Island (which means "Horse Island" in Spanish) is a bluff, rocky island located at the entrance to Manila Bay in the Philippines. It is about 1.2 km long with the highest elevation at 381 feet high. Caballo, along with the larger Corregidor (2 km to the north), divides the entrance to the bay into two broad and deep channels, known as the North and South Channel.

The whole island was formerly occupied by Fort Hughes, a U.S. defense fortification before World War II. It was heavily bombed during the war.

Geological history

Caballo and Corregidor Islands are believed to be the rims of the Corregidor Caldera. The gap between the two islands is only about 1/4 mile with a depth of 7 fathom and is never used for large vessel navigation.

In November 2014, Filipino peacekeepers from Liberia who were quarantined on the island for 21 days due to concerns about Ebola were cleared to return to the mainland. At that time West Africa was having an outbreak of the disease.

Current tenants

The island — as of 2010 — was occupied by the Philippine Navy and is off limits to civilians. Remains of the old fortifications, batteries and structures have been abandoned and left rusting in the open after World War II.

'''Caballo''' Island (''bottom'') and the larger '''Corregidor Island''' (''top'')

References

U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, "United States Coast Pilot Philippine Islands Part I", pp.71-72. Washington Government Printing Office, 1919.
Becker, George F., "The Geology of the Philippine Islands", p.53. Washington Government Printing Office, 1901.
(December 2, 2014). "Pinoy peacekeepers leave Caballo Island". GMA News.
Feredo, Tony. "[http://www.corregidor.org/chs_feredo/feredo_report_1.htm Visit to a Nearby Island]". Corregidor.org. Retrieved on 2010-09-20.

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