Caballo Island
{{Short description|Island in Philippines}}
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| image_caption = Caballo Island, as seen from Corregidor Island in March 2019
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| location = Manila Bay
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| length_km = 1.21
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| elevation_m = 116
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| 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
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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 {{convert|1.2|km|abbr=on}} 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.U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, "United States Coast Pilot Philippine Islands Part I", pp.71-72. Washington Government Printing Office, 1919.
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.Becker, George F., "The Geology of the Philippine Islands", p.53. Washington Government Printing Office, 1901. The gap between the two islands is only about 1/4 mile with a depth of {{convert|7|fathom|feet meters|abbr=off|sp=us}} 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.{{cite news|last1=Alvaran|first1=Gerard|title=Pinoy peacekeepers leave Caballo Island|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/photo/74239/pinoy-peacekeepers-leave-caballo-island|access-date=2 December 2014|work=GMA News|date=December 2, 2014}}
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.Feredo, Tony. "[http://www.corregidor.org/chs_feredo/feredo_report_1.htm Visit to a Nearby Island]". Corregidor.org. Retrieved on 2010-09-20.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/provinces/philippines_caballo.html Caballo Island] from Pacific Wrecks.
Category:Islands of Manila Bay