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	WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Batanes lies at the northernmost tip of the Philippines, where the Pacific Ocean merges with the South China Sea.
		The six municipalities are Ivana, Uyugan, Mahatao, Basco (the capital), and the island municipalities of Sabtang and Itbayat.
		The mother tongue of Batanes is Ivatan, spoken by 93.94 percent of all households.
	www.wowphilippines.com.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=description&province=9 (422 words)

	Uyugan, Batanes! On the Web! Batanes
		Nakanmuan with a population of 126 is the smallest barangay in all of Batanes.
		Sabtang's total dependency ratio (ratio of the sum of those aged 0-14 and those 65 and over to those 15-64) was 83.6% in 1995.
		The proportion of the population who attended or completed elementary education was highest in Sabtang (45.9%) and the lowest in Basco (30.8%), while the proportion of those who reached or completed high school was highest in Itbayat (36%) and lowest in Basco (26.1%).
	www.uyuganbatanes.com /sabdem.html (631 words)

	Batanes, Philippines
		The Batanes island group is the smallest province in the Philippines in terms of population and land area.
		Batanes lies in the vast waters of the Pacific ocean where the Pacific meets China sea.
		Since Batanes is separated from the country by miles of rough waters, the Ivatans (the name of the people of Batanes) have developed a different culture.
	www.philsite.net /batanes.htm (579 words)

	All About Batanes - Asia Finest Discussion Forum
		Batanes is the Philippines´nothernmost province, lying in a vast expanse of water where the Pacific Ocean on the east merges with the south China Sea on the west.
		It is spoken by 94% of the population.
		Batanes, the smallest province in the Philippines in terms of population and land area, is composed of ten islands and islets located about 270 kilometers north of mainland Luzon and 161 kilometers from the southernmost point of Taiwan.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=11363 (3394 words)

	Batanes
		Batanes is the northernmost and the smallest, both in terms of population and land area, among the provinces of the Philippines.
		Its capital is Basco and is separated from the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan province by the Balintang Channel and from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel.
		Batanes lies on a group of islands collectively called Batanes Islands and they are the northernmost islands of the Philippines.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/b/ba/batanes.html (172 words)

	chapt2
		The Batanes; are located in the northernmost part of the Philippine Archipelago: 483 kilometers from Manila, 224 kilometers from the southernmost tip of Taiwan, and 161 kilometers from the mainland of Luzon.
		The islands of the province are Mavodis, Misanga, Ditarem, Siayan, Itbayat, Dinom, Ivatan, Sabtang, Ivohos, and Jikey.
		On the island of Sabtang, the culture hero of the oldest kabata is Minamina, a legendary tyrant, the ruler of the Somnanga tribe of Western Sabtang.
	www.uga.edu /~asian-lp/jpn_html/yami/chapt2.html (7466 words)

	Batanes (Philippine Destinations) - GoPilipinas.com
		Batanes lies at the northernmost tip of the Philippines, where the Pacific Ocean merges with the South China Sea.
		The six municipalities are Ivana, Uyugan, Mahatao, Basco (the capital), and the island municipalities of Sabtang and Itbayat.
		The mother tongue of Batanes is Ivatan, spoken by 93.94 percent of all households.
	www.gopilipinas.com /v2/travel/tour_batanes.htm (483 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Batanes islands are surrounded by the Pacific Ocean in the east, the China Sea on the west and the Balintang and Bashi Channels on the south and north, respectively.
		The total land area of Batanes is estimated at 23,000 hectares, or 230 square kilometers.
		Sabtang has its small flat areas spread sporadically on its coasts, while its interior is dominated by steep mountains and deep canyons.
	www.batanesinteractive.net /mybatanes.asp (634 words)

	About Culture and Arts
		The Batanes group of islands is the northernmost province of the Philippines.
		Batanes is classified as having Type A climate, a pleasant semi-temperate climate.
		Batanes have a literacy rate of 95% higher than the national average of 93%.
	www.ncca.gov.ph /about_cultarts/comarticles.php?artcl_Id=226 (1467 words)

	The Provincial Profile of Batanes
		Batanes, as a whole, enjoys a pleasantly cooler climate because of its greater distance from the equator.
		Batanes was annexed to the colony the following year but the inhabitants remained unreconciled to their loss of liberty.
		Batanes has one of the highest literacy rates in the country and its labor force of close to 10,000 is highly-skilled, highly-trained and hardworking.
	www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/batanes.htm (1242 words)

	batanes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		By 1799, the Manila government was convinced that the Batanes provincial government was unable to support itself and it was decided to downgrade it.
		Batanes became a province again by the Provision of Act 1952 enacted on May 20, 1909 and Otto Scheerer was appointed the Governor of the province.
		Batanes today boasts of undisturbed and unspoiled beauty of nature preserved by the peace-loving Ivatans.
	www.dotregion2.com.ph /batanes.htm (465 words)

	Faith, patience in Batanes - Apr. 04, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Batan islands are cut off from the rest of the country by strong winds that make both air and water channels linking Batanes to the rest of the archipelago impassable for about eight months of the year.
		But not in Batanes, where you can wake up to a sunny and crispy December-like morning, bake in the coastal humidity and heat of a tropical sun in the afternoon, and retire in the evening with a baby typhoon banging at your door and windows.
		Though the provincial government operates the well-run Batanes Resort, tourist facilities are not adequate for the volume of arrivals it seeks to attract.
	www.inq7.net /opi/2004/apr/04/opi_rsdavid-1.htm (901 words)

	Shaped by the Winds: The Ivatans' Struggle Against Natural Elements - CULTURE
		The Ivatans, the inhabitants of Batanes, are precisely that.
		The Batanes Islands were referred to as "the typhoon islands" by ancient seafarers because of the devastating winds that frequently strike them.
		Batanes, therefore, is the stormiest place in the Philippines, a country that averages twenty-one tropical cyclones a year and is recognized as having the highest
	www.worldandihomeschool.com /public_articles/1990/august/wis17039.asp (435 words)

	Batanes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Batanes Islands are separated from the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan Province by the Balintang Channel and from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel.
		The southern half of the Ivatan homeland, the islands of the Batanes, was reinforced and fortified by Spanish refugees from Formosa before being formally joined in the 18th century with the Spanish government in Manila.
		Batan island, with a land area of 35 km², is generally mountainous on the north and southeast.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Batanes (1514 words)

	Batanes,Philippines-Traveltipid.com
		The three major islands of Itbayat, Sabtang and Batan, are the only inhabited islands of the small archipelago.
		Batanes, as a whole, enjoys a pleasantly cooler climate because of its greater distance from the equator.
		Missions directed from the island of Calayan in the Babuyan Group were sent to Batanes to urge the residents to resettle in the Babuyanes.
	www.traveltipid.com /local/batanes (249 words)

	Batanes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Province of Batanes is the northernmost and the smallest province of the Philippine Republic, both in terms of population and land area.
		The province is composed of ten islands (called the Batanes Islands) located about 162 km north of the Luzon mainland in the Luzon Strait and is part of the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon.
		The main languages spoken in Batanes are Ivatan, which is spoken on the islands of Batan and Sabtang, and Ichbayaten, which is spoken primarily on the island of Itbayat.
	online-jobs.rubylq2.com /Batanes (1975 words)

	Batanes Province, Region II, Philippines
		Batanes is the Philippines' northernmost province, lying in a vast expanse of water wheree the Pacific Ocean on the east merges with the South China Sea on the west.
		Sabtang Island is dominated by steep mountains and deep canyons.
		The Batanes archipelago was formally annexed to the Philippines under Spanish rule on June 26, 1783.
	oasis.fortunecity.com /acapulco/215/region2/batanes/batanes.htm (551 words)

	CLT: New pilot site action plans
		Batanes is a story of islands rising from the depths of the sea due to volcanic activity and coral uplifts- how life forms begin in these islands fathered by the currents of meeting seas and passing winds from other lands.
		Batanes is located in the northernmost part of the Philippines and consists of ten islands.
		Batanes will be a center of excellence in sustainable tourism that will catalyze, promote, and ensure conservation of her heritage toward sustainable development.
	www.unescobkk.org /index.php?id=2361 (815 words)

	Promoting liberal values in Batanes : Friedrich Naumann Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Batanes is the home of the Liberal Party’s president Congressman Florencio “Butch” Abad and a traditional stronghold of LP with most elected officials belonging to that party.
		While Batanes is remote in a geographical sense, the young generation of the province demonstrated that they are well aware of what is happening politically in their province and beyond.
		More pictures from the BOLD-events in Batanes and photos depicting the singular beauty of the islands may be found in our Photo Gallery.
	www.fnf.org.ph /News/achive/batanes.htm (311 words)

	Batanes on the rise
		The islands of Sabtang and Itbayat were supposedly interesting locations, but we were not that adventurous as to venture out after hearing stories that one had to jump from the boat to the cliff at Itbayat, which didnt have a pier at that time.
		Batanes is the northernmost cluster of islands in the Philippines, home of the typhoons, closer to Taiwan than to the Philippine mainland (190 km south of Taiwan, and 280 km from Aparri).
		Batanes was therefore as remote from the mainland as it was in culture and language.
	www.tmcnet.com /usubmit/-batanes-the-rise-/2006/04/01/1528275.htm (1895 words)

	Batanes, Philippines. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		Batanes, the smallest province in the country, made up of ten small islands, is the land that time forgot.
		The Batanes islands lie off the northernmost tip of the Philippines, 162km north of the Luzon mainland, and to say they are different from the rest of the country is an understatement.
		The only way to get to the island is on the daily ferry from Batan which will not run if the weather is anything less than perfect, and the only place to stay is the mayor's guesthouse (P100 a night).
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/philippines/batanes (758 words)

	BatanesOnline.com
		I stayed in Basco Batanes when I was in my elementary years but I think I just stayed there for only 3years.
		When I saw the pictures of Batanes I can't stop my tears, Basco taught me a lot of things, my family stayed there but apparently my father decided to send me to Manila to stay with my cousins.
		Mahatao Proclaimed cleanest and greenest Municipality in Batanes
	www.batanesonline.com (309 words)

	UNESCO eyes Batanes as a world heritage site
		Batanes Philippines is being considered as a potential World Heritage site due to its unique archaeological, cultural and natural treasures.
		For its archeological treasures, Batanes is home to the Nakamaya burial area at the Batan island, Vutun in Sabtang island and other burial sites in Itbayat island.
		The burial grounds in Batanes are shaped like boats with two bigger stones at both sides facing the sea.
	www.selectphilippines.com /world-heritage-site.html (290 words)

	stoked!!! - awed in batanes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		we were fortunate to visit all 3 inhabited islands of batanes - batan, sabtang and itbayat.
		All rights reserved, no part of any photograph may be reproduced, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the copyright holder.
		this is the blue lagoon found in the batanes islands.
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	Official Website of the Provincial Government of Batanes
		The waters around Batanes are very rich in mackerel, yellow fin tuna, dorado, grouper, giant sea snail, sea urchin, lobsters and many fish varieties.
		Smaller sea crafts ply the main routes between Batan and the islands of Sabtang and Itbayat.
		The Batanes Electric Cooperative provides 12 hours of electric service on the island of Batan while the National Power Corporation provides three hours of electricity to Sabtang and Itbayat..
	www.batanes.gov.ph /trade.html (472 words)

	WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Things to Do (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A “ghost barangay” which is really a cluster of roofless shells of old stone houses abandoned after a tidal wave that hit the island of Batan in the 1950s.
		Of all the old churches in Batanes, it is the only one that was not built in the espadaña style.
		Following an unfortunate incident in 1790, when Spanish emissaries sent to procure goods from the parish were killed by some natives, the people of Sabtang were forcibly resettled across the channel to Ivana and not allowed to return until 1844 when the foundations of the present church were laid.
	www.tourism.gov.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=thingstodo&province=9 (874 words)

	Mystic Waters - Batanes Trek - The Ivatans We Met and Their Way of Life
		In a falowa (Ivatan boat for 10-20 passengers) crossing to Sabtang, we met two women who offered us their homes.
		We had coffee and breakfast in one of their houses in Centro, passing the time during a thunderstorm.
		For the past two days, no boatman would dare make the 30-minute crossing from San Vicente to Sabtang because of strong waves.
	www.stormpages.com /mysticwaters/batanes/batanes2.html (620 words)

	::: CARresearch - Batanes Islands :::
		By 1000 BC, stamped circle decoration became common at Sunget on Batan, and by 700 BC at Anaro on Itbayat.
		This final stage of pre-Spanish life on Batan and Ivuhos Islands was described with remarkable clarity by William Dampier in 1687, when people were living in defended villages termed ijangs, such as the one pictured opposite at Savidug on Sabtang Island.
		The Batanes Islands have absolutely no evidence for a presence of any human population prior to the Torongan/Sunget Phase.
	car.anu.edu.au /researchbatanes.html (471 words)

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