Batanes Islands

Batanes Islands

The Batanes Islands are the northernmost islands of the Philippines. They comprise the Province of Batanes. They are located between the Babuyan Islands (belonging to Cagayan Province) and Taiwan. The islands are sparsely populated and subject to frequent typhoons.

The northernmost island is Mavudis, also known as Y'Ami. The other islands are Misanga (also called North Island), Ditarem (used to be named Siayan or Siagan), Siayan (used to be named Mabudin or Mavodis), Itbayat, Dinem (also called Diogo Island), Batan, Sabtang, Ivuhos (also spelled Ivohos) and Diadekey (also called Dequey and Jikey).

The three largest islands are Itbayat, Batan, and Sabtang and are the only inhabited ones, mainly by the Ivatan.

History

In 1942, the Japanese soldiers landed and occupied the Batanes Islands.

In 1945, the Philippine troops landed in Batanes Islands fought the battles by the attack of the Japanese troops in World War 2.

References

[http://www.uga.edu/~asian-lp/jpn_html/yami/chpt.1.html University of Georgia - a webpage on the Yami of Taiwan]


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