Culion, Palawan — Culion Municipality … Wikipedia
Island groups of the Philippines — The Philippines is divided into three island groups of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Luzon and Mindanao are named after their main islands of the same names, while the Visayas (the Visayan Islands) is an archipelago. Divisions The different… … Wikipedia
Culion — /kooh lyawn /, n. an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km). * * * … Universalium
Culion — /kooh lyawn /, n. an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km) … Useful english dictionary
Busuanga Island — is the largest island in the Calamian Group in the province of Palawan in the Philippines. Busuanga Island is, in fact, the second largest island in the province after Palawan island itself. The island is located halfway between the islands of… … Wikipedia
Calamian Group — ▪ island, Philippines islands lying between Mindoro and Palawan, west central Philippines. The group comprises Busuanga, Culion (Culion Island), and Coron islands and about 95 lesser coral isles and islets. The main islands are quite hilly… … Universalium
Palawan — Infobox Philippine province name = Palawan sealfile = Ph seal palawan.png region = MIMAROPA (Region IV B) (in transitioncite web url=http://www.ops.gov.ph/records/eo no429.htm title=Executive Order No. 429 date=May 23, 2005 author=President of… … Wikipedia
Leper colony — [ thumb|right|Spinalonga on Crete, Greece, one of the last leper colonies in Europe, closed in 1957.] A leper colony, leprosarium, or lazar house is a place to quarantine leprous people.HistoryLeper colonies or houses became popular in the Middle … Wikipedia
List of islands of the Philippines — This is a list of islands of the Philippines. There are 7,107 islands, of which about 4,000 are inhabited. They are clustered into the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.Luzon**Batanes Islands ***Batan Island ***Diadekey Island… … Wikipedia
Calamian Islands — The Calamian is a group of islands in the Philippine province of Palawan. It includes: * Busuanga Island * Coron Island * Culion Island * several minor islands … Wikipedia