Danao-Danao Island

Danao-Danao
	Danao-Danao Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates	11°11′8″N 123°10′35″E
Archipelago	Concepcion Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	Visayan Sea
Highest elevation	92 ft (28 m)
Administration
	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Province	Iloilo
Municipality	Concepcion

Danao-Danao Island (variously Danao Danao island, Danao Island, Dunad Island, Dunao Island or Dunao Islet) is a small, low-lying island in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is part of the municipality of Concepcion.

Location and geography

Danao-Danao Island is 10.1 kilometres (6.3 mi) east of Panay Island in the Visayan Sea. Part of the Concepcion Islands, it is separated from nearby Bulubadiangan Island by a small reef. Danao-Danao is 92 feet (28 m) at its highest point.[1]

Natural disasters

Typhoon Haiyan

In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) Passed over Danao-Danao, damaging boats and homes. Rather than evacuate, some villagers stayed behind during the storm, in order to protect their boats. Four men went missing as a result.[2]

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References

U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 225. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
Ahem, Claire. "In Typhoon-Ravaged Concepcion, Not Afraid to Look Back but All Eyes on the Future". Concern Worldwide. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

External links

Dunao Island at OpenStreetMap

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[1] U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 225. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[2] Ahem, Claire. "In Typhoon-Ravaged Concepcion, Not Afraid to Look Back but All Eyes on the Future". Concern Worldwide. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.