PALAWAN: Best of the Islands
Philippines
Palawan is approximately
586 kilometers southwest of Manila, between Mindoro Island on the North, Borneo
on the South, China Sea on the west, and Sulo Sea on the east.
Its
total and area of 1,489,655 hectares is spread across the peripheral islands of
Busuanga, Culion,Linapacan, Cuyo, Dumaran, Cagayanes, and Balabac. Its main island
measures 425 kilometers long and averages 40 kilometers wide.
Puerto
Princesa, the capital City, is the chief seaport and the center of trade and commerce.
