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Coordinates: 11°45′N 123°07′E / 11.750°N 123.117°E / 11.750; 123.117
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[[File:Jintotolo Island.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Silhouette of Jintotolo Island as seen from the Jintotolo Channel.]]
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The '''Jintotolo Channel''' (or '''Jintotolo Strait''') is the body of water that connects the [[Sibuyan Sea]] with the [[Visayan Sea]]. It is located between the [[Philippines|Philippine]] islands of [[Panay]] and [[Masbate]], and is an important shipping route to and from the [[Central Visayas]].
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The '''Jintotolo Channel''' (or '''Jintotolo Strait''') is the body of water that connects the [[Sibuyan Sea]] with the [[Visayan Sea]]. It is located between the [[Philippines|Philippine]] islands of [[Panay Island|Panay]] and [[Masbate Island|Masbate]], and is an important shipping route to and from the [[Central Visayas]].


[[Jintotolo Island]] (2010 population of 1,454) and the 3 small islets of the [[Zapatos Islands]] (2010 population of 585) lie in the middle of the channel.<ref name=NSO10>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Bicol.pdf |title=Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010 |work=2010 Census of Population and Housing |publisher=National Statistics Office |access-date=20 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119074307/http://www.census.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Bicol.pdf |archive-date=19 November 2012 }}</ref> These islands fall under the jurisdiction of the Municipality of [[Balud, Masbate]].
Jintotolo Island and the 3 small islets of the Zapatos Islands lie in the middle of the channel.


The channel is marked by a lighthouse on Jintotolo Island. The lighthouse was built in 1890s and has a focal plane of {{m to ft|57}} with 3 white flashes every 10 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/phls.htm |title=Lighthouses of the Southern Philippines |author=Russ Rowlett |publisher=University of North Carolina |date=2005-07-24 |accessdate=2009-06-30}}</ref>
The channel is marked by a lighthouse on Jintotolo Island. The {{convert|15.5|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} lighthouse<ref name="Survey Christman 1919"/> was built in 1890s and has a focal plane of {{convert|57|m|ft|sp=us}} with 3 white flashes every 10 seconds.<ref>{{cite Rowlett|phlmb}}</ref>


The wrecks of the Japanese [[Japanese cruiser Kinu|cruiser ''Kinu'']] and [[Japanese destroyer Uranami (1928)|destroyer ''Uranami'']] lie on the bottom of the channel.
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<ref name="Survey Christman 1919">{{cite book | last=Survey | first=U.S. Coast and Geodetic | last2=Christman | first2=R.J. | title=United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands | publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office | series=Its Serial | issue=pt. 1 | year=1919 | url=https://archive.org/details/unitedstatescoa00chrigoog | page=[https://archive.org/details/unitedstatescoa00chrigoog/page/n203 195]}}</ref>
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[[category:Straits of the Philippines]]
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[[Category:Geography of the Visayas]]


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[[Category:Straits of the Philippines]]
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[[Category:Landforms of Masbate]]
[[Category:Landforms of Capiz]]


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Latest revision as of 12:14, 7 February 2024

Jintotolo Channel
Jintotolo Strait
Jintotolo Channel, showing Jintotolo Island in the distance
Jintotolo Channel is located in Philippines
Jintotolo Channel
Jintotolo Channel
LocationBicol Region, Philippines
Coordinates11°45′N 123°07′E / 11.750°N 123.117°E / 11.750; 123.117
Max. width40 km (25 mi)

The Jintotolo Channel (or Jintotolo Strait) is the body of water that connects the Sibuyan Sea with the Visayan Sea. It is located between the Philippine islands of Panay and Masbate, and is an important shipping route to and from the Central Visayas.

Jintotolo Island (2010 population of 1,454) and the 3 small islets of the Zapatos Islands (2010 population of 585) lie in the middle of the channel.[1] These islands fall under the jurisdiction of the Municipality of Balud, Masbate.

The channel is marked by a lighthouse on Jintotolo Island. The 15.5-metre-high (51 ft) lighthouse[2] was built in 1890s and has a focal plane of 57 meters (187 ft) with 3 white flashes every 10 seconds.[3]

The wrecks of the Japanese cruiser Kinu and destroyer Uranami lie on the bottom of the channel.

References

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  1. ^ "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. ^ Survey, U.S. Coast and Geodetic; Christman, R.J. (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands. Its Serial. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 195.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Philippines: Masbate". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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