Capitancillo Island

Capitancillo (historically Islote de Capitancillo and variously Capitancillo Islet) is a small coral island (about 600 hectares in size) near Bogo, Cebu, Philippines. The island is a protected marine sanctuary, featuring three dive sites and a lighthouse.

Capitancillo

The island in 2011
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Geography
Location	Visayan Sea
Coordinates	10°59′25″N 124°06′14″E
Archipelago	Central Visayas
Adjacent to	Camotes Sea
Area	600 ha (1,500 acres)
Highest elevation	4.5 m (14.8 ft)[1]
Administration
Philippines
Province	Cebu
City	Bogo
Barangay	Odlot
Demographics
Population	uninhabited
Capitancillo Island Lighthouse
Constructed	1905
Height	25 m (82 ft), 83 ft (25 m)
First lit	1990, 1905
Focal height	30 m (98 ft), 98 ft (30 m)
Range	15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(3) W 10s

Etymology

Capitáncillo is Spanish for "subchief", from capitán ("captain") + -cillo (diminutive suffix).^[2]

Location and geography

Capitancillo is a small, uninhabited island northeast of Cebu Island in the Camotes Sea. It is 6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) east of Barangay Odlot proper in mainland Bogo City. Three areas around the island (Ormoc Shoal, Núñez Shoal, and the southwest wall of Capitancillo) are recognized dive sites. Polambato Port, Nailon Wharf, Marangog Cove, and Odlot Hideaway all serve as connecting points to the island from mainland Bogo, and the trip takes anywhere from fifteen to 45 minutes. There are no stores nor accommodation on the island.^[3]

Lighthouse

The original lighthouse was listed in the Faros Españoles de Ultramar as one of 27 major lighthouses of Spanish Philippines.^[4][5] The Capitancillo lighthouse was built in 1905, with the current white steel tower dating to the 1950s. The tower is 83 feet (25 m) high, and flashes three white lights every ten seconds.^[6]

See also

• Islands portal

• Lighthouses in the Philippines
• List of islands in the Philippines
• Desert island