Panampangan Island

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Coordinates5°3′42″N 120°4′24″E / 5.06167°N 120.07333°E / 5.06167; 120.07333[1]
ArchipelagoSulu Archipelago
Adjacent toCelebes Sea
Area0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi)[2]
Panampangan Island
Panampangan Island
Panampangan Island is located in Philippines
Panampangan Island
Panampangan Island
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates5°3′42″N 120°4′24″E / 5.06167°N 120.07333°E / 5.06167; 120.07333[1]
ArchipelagoSulu Archipelago
Adjacent toCelebes Sea
Area0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi)[2]
Administration
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceTawi-Tawi
MunicipalitySapa-Sapa

Panampangan Island is an island in the municipality of Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi. With an area of 0.1 square kilometres (0.039 sq mi).[2] It is located inside Basibuli Shoal,[1] to which its sandbar extends to 3,128.37 metres (10,263.7 ft).[2] It is considered as the longest sandbar in the Philippines[3][1] and is characterized with fine white sand beach[4] in the Sulu Archipelago.

Aerial Map View of Panampangan Island

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