Kinatarkan, also spelled as Kinatarcan and also known as Guintarcan, is an island of the province of Cebu in the Philippines. It lies about off the west coast of Cebu and northeast from
Bantayan Island
Bantayan Island is an island located in the Visayan Sea, Philippines. It is situated to the west of the northern end of Cebu, across the Tañon Strait. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of .
The island is administratively divi ...
. The island is within the municipality of
Santa Fe and comprises three
barangay
The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...
s: Hagdan, Kinatarkan and Langub.
The island has an elongated elliptical shape, about long (N-S) and wide (E-W). Offshore are numerous coral reefs and seagrass beds. The topography of the island is hilly and along the eastern coastline is a large lagoon. The coast of the island is dominated by numerous towering rock cliffs, which are interrupted by some flat beaches. The vegetation of the island consists of dense
tropical vegetation
Tropical vegetation is any vegetation in tropical latitudes. Plant life that occurs in climates that are warm year-round is in general more biologically diverse than in other latitudes. Some tropical areas may receive abundant rain the whole y ...
, in the interior there are also large intensive agricultural areas.
A number of sinkholes have formed at various locations on the island.
While one appeared in 2014, it is thought that others had developed some years earlier. their cause is still being assessed.
The island can be reached by ferry from
Daanbantayan
Daanbantayan, officially the Municipality of Daanbantayan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 93,502 people.
Daanbantayan celebrates its annual fiesta along with ...
, and from Santa Fe by pump boat. There is a lighthouse - LS Guintarcan
- to the southeast of the island ( ).
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Islands of Cebu
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