Gibusong, variously Hibusong and Hibuson, is a Waray-speaking island in

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, in the

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Dinagat Islands Dinagat Islands ( Cebuano: ''Mga Pulo sa Dinagat''; Surigaonon: ''Mga Puyo nan Dinagat''; Kabalian: ''Mga Puyo san Dinagat''; Waray: ''Mga Purô han Dinagat''; Filipino: ''Mga Islang Dinagat''), officially the Province of Dinagat Islands, is ...

. It lies northwest of

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, at the north end of

Surigao Strait Surigao Strait (Filipino: ''Kipot ng Surigaw'') is a strait in the southern Philippines, between the Bohol Sea and Leyte Gulf of the Philippine Sea. Geography It is located between the regions of Visayas and Mindanao. It lies between northern ...

connecting with

Leyte Gulf Leyte Gulf, also known simply as the Leyte, is a gulf in the Eastern Visayan region in the Philippines. The bay is part of the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean, and is bounded by two islands; Samar in the north and Leyte in the west. On the ...

and is under the jurisdiction of the municipality of Loreto. The island, together with the smaller Little Gibusong Island, is administratively divided into three

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s: Liberty, Helene, and Magsaysay. A ferry route connects Liberty with the main port of Loreto.

History

Gibusong Island was part of the stops in Magellan's circumnavigation expedition. As a gateway passage to the Visayas, the island served as the route leading to the rest of the Visayas encounter of Magellan's expedition after their very first Visayan encounter with the Samarnons in

Suluan Suluan is an island barangay in the Philippines, in the municipality of Guiuan, Eastern Samar. It lies east of Leyte Gulf and west of Emden Deep. The inhabitants of the island were the first Filipinos to trade and interact with Ferdinand Mage ...

and

Homonhon Homonhon Island is an island in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines, on the east side of Leyte Gulf. The long island is part of the municipality of Guiuan, encompassing eight barangays: Bitaugan, Cagusu-an, Canawayon, Casuguran, Culasi, ...

, now both parts of

Guiuan, Eastern Samar Guiuan (Help:IPA/Tagalog, �giˌwan; , ), officially the Municipality of Guiuan, is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. It constitutes the southeastern extremity ...

Climate

Like most of the country, Gibusong is officially considered a

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type,

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class ''Af'' with an average monthly precipitation of 308.66 mm (12.5 inches). However, it is distinctly wettest between the months of November and March. During the drier season between April and September, brief afternoon showers and thunderstorms locally called ''sobasco'', are commonplace.Climate Summary for closest city on record
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References

External links

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