La Monja Island
14°22′32″N 120°31′19″E / 14.37556°N 120.52194°E / 14.37556; 120.52194Adjacent to South China Sea Administration Region Calabarzon Province Cavite City Cavite City Demographics Population uninhabited
Philippines
La Monja Island (also Monja Island; Spanish: "the nun") is a small, uninhabited island near the entrance to Manila Bay in the Philippines. Falling under the political jurisdiction of Cavite City, it is located several kilometers southeast of Mariveles, Bataan, and 6.0 kilometers (3.7 mi) west from Corregidor lighthouse.[1] It has remained untouched compared to other nearby islands, which have been used as military installations over the past four centuries.
History
On May 18, 2012, a pilot and co-pilot were killed when an Aermacchi SF.260 plane belonging to the Philippine Air Force crashed close to the island.[2]
See also
Islands portal
Philippines portal
- List of islands in the Greater Manila Area
- List of islands of the Philippines
- List of islands
- Desert island
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