Marorong or Ballistic Islet Sarangani Davao Occidental

Sarangani, Davao Occidental

Marorong Islet is 130 meters away from Mabila Port, located in Sarangani, Davao Occidental. It is also called as Ballistic Islet which derives from a word bullet because of it's bullet or rocket shaped like that nestles the ruins of what was once a bastion of Ruy Lopez de Villalobos.

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Things To Do When Visiting Balut Island-Sarangani Islands Sarangani Davao Occidental

The municipality of Sarangani in Davao Occidental is consists of two major Islands, the Balut Island and Sarangani Island, and an islet called Olanivan Island. These islands were located in the south of Mindanao in the Celebes Sea. Mabila, in Balut Island is the town's center for commerce and local government.

Balut Island is the largest among the islands mentioned above, better cultivated and the higher one with an elevation of 2,828 ft. above sea level. At the center of the Island is Balut Volcano, a fomarolic volcano that has no history of eruption.

In this article, I am going to summ ...
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Davao Occidental Sarangani Olanivan and Marorong Islands

The frontier town of Sarangani consists of three islands: the main island of Balut, the namesake island of Sarangani and the small islets of Olanivan and Marorong. A day of island-hopping can take visitors around these islands and islets, jumping off from Mabila Port on Balut Island.

In contrast to the prominent peak and graceful slopes of Balut Volcano which I hiked across with B'laan farmers, the neighboring island of Sarangani offers a different topography altogether with its limestone hills and azure lagoons. The low-lying island provides oases of calm like Bolae Cove and Tuke Nunsol wh ...
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My First Step In Sarangani And Marorong Islet Welcomes Me

Last but not the least is the Marorong Islet. This is the last attraction we visited since it is near at Mabila Port. Marorong Islet is located 130 meters away from Mabila Port. It is also called as Ballistic Islet which derives from a word bullet because of it's bullet or rocket shaped like that nestles the ruins of what was once a bastion of Ruy Lopez de Villalobos.

Marorong Islet was already renovated, they added sea wall along the islet to keep waters from coming in during high tide. It has a little shore portion but we haven't see it because it was already late in the afternoon when we ...
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Balut Island

1. Balut Island, also known as Sanguil, is a volcanic island south of the tip of Davao Occidental province in the Mindanao region, Southern Philippines. Located in the center of the island is the Balut Volcano, a fumarolic volcano with no historical eruptions. The island of Balut is located about 13 km from mainland Mindanao, separated by the Sarangani Strait. Balut, Sarangani and Olanivan Islands make up the island group known as the Sarangani Islands. The group comprises the Municipality of Sarangani of Davao Occidental. Mabila on Balut Island is the town's center for commerce and the local government. Balut Island, the westernmost of the Sarangani Islands, is the larger, higher, and better cultivated than Sarangani Island. In the center of the island is Balut Volcano, which is fumarolic on occasion. Balut Island rises to about 1,800 metres from the seabed with the highest elevation at 862 metres above mean sea level. Base diameter of the island is 8 kilometers. If seen from the northwest, it appears between two peaks. Northeast is another peak of Balut, southwest of the peak is an unnamed volcano. In the southeast part of the island is Ten Seventy Hill with an elevation of 330 m. The north and east coasts are bordered by a reef, which in some places extends out over 1 mile, while on the south and west sides the fringing reef does not extend out to any distance. Off the southwest point is a rock island called Manamil Island with an elevation of 12 meters. Lajan Point, the northeast point of the island, is low and covered by mangroves.
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