The Cuyo Archipelago or Cuyo Islands, is a group of about 45 islands lying to the northeast of the

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island of

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.''Traveler's Companion Philippines 1998'' p.214 Kirsten Ellis, Globe Pequot Press Globe Pequot, 1998 It lies south of

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and between Northern Palawan and

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. It is centered on the largest island of the archipelago, Cuyo Island, with an area of and is about long. The 45 islands and islets of the archipelago form a total land area of .''The Philippine Island world: a physical, cultural, and regional geography'' by Frederick L. Wernstedt, Joseph Earle Spencer p.24
/ref> Cuyo is divided into two island groups. To the north is the Quiniluban group. To the south is the Cuyo group, where the centers of the three municipalities namely Cuyo, Agutaya, and Magsaysay are located. Geologically, the islands are related to the main island of

. They are positioned on the western edge of the Luzon Arc. Cuyo island is volcanic. The northern islands of Quiniluban seem to be uplifted coral atolls, although the heights of some of the peaks strongly suggest volcanic uplift. There have been plans before to establish the Cuyo Archipelago as a separate province from Palawan, just like what happened when Batanes became independent from Cagayan province. Many other islands of the group are purely corallian. Cuyo is divided in three municipalities, namely Cuyo, Agutaya, and Magsaysay: *

Cuyo, Palawan Cuyo, officially the Municipality of Cuyo (, ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,489 people. Its territor ...

(southern and western part) * Magsaysay, Palawan (eastern part) * Agutaya, Palawan (northern part) Altogether, 45,718 people inhabit the Cuyo group of islands. Some of the main islands, or island groups, are: * Quiniluban * Pamalican * Manamoc * Agutaya * Cuyo

Islands

File:QuinubalanGroup.JPG, Quiniluban group, northern part of the Cuyo archipelago. File:ManamocIsland.JPG, Manamoc island is located in the northwestern part of the Cuyo archipelago. File:PamalicanAirview2.jpg, Pamalican island. File:Agutaya and Oco.jpg, Agutaya island, and small Oco island in the forefront.

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