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Title: A pronouncing gazetteer and geographical dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America with maps, charts and illustrations
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: United States. Bureau of Insular Affairs United States. 57th Congress (1st session, 1901-1902) Keim, De B. Randolph (De Benneville Randolph), 1841-1914
Subjects: Philippines -- Description and travel Gazetteers Philippines -- Politics and government 1898-1935
Publisher: Washington, Govt. print. off.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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rp., Sulu A. BASIC (bah-sick), ver.; island in chain stretcing across Bay of Islands, E. coast of Palawa: BASIGAJON (bah-see-gah-hohn), ver.; extrenNW. point Siquijor I., 5 m. W. of Siquijois E. headland of narrowest part of sea cha:nel between Siquijor and Negros. BASIL AN (GROUP), SOUTH OF ZAMBOANGA,MINDANAO. * (Bah-see-lahn, ver.) Capital: Isabela (de Basilan), lat. 6° 40^ N., Ion. 121° 56^ E.Area: Basilan, 304 sq. m.; 56 dependent islands, 50 sq. ni.; total, 354 so mRace: Moro.Languag-e: Moro.Population: estimated 1901, 8,000.Military Department of Mindanao: Headquarters, Zamboanga, Mindanao. From Isabela to—Manila, N. bv WSulu. SW.........Zamboanga, N... Table of distances. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES. The group of islands known as Basilan and constituting a district of Mindanaoduring the jurisdiction of Spain, lies off the extreme S. coast of the peninsula a/-amboanga from which it is separated by the Strait of Basilan, 10 m. in width; o? GAZETTEER OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 333
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334 GAZETTEER OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. the E. is the Celebes Sea; on the S. Balanguingui, the NE. of the groups of thtSulu Archipelago; and on the W. the Sulu Sea; lat. 6° 32 N. and Ion. 122° E. intersectinear the center of Basilan I. Basilan and its adjacent islands at one time wereregarded as a province of Sulu, but subsequently under a more satisfactory arrange-ment were made a district of Mindanao. AREA. The group covers a sea surface extending from 6° 15 SCK N. to 6° 45 N., and Ion.121° 19 E. to 122° 25 E., or 29J m. N. and S. and 66 m. E. and W., or 1,9-47 sq. m.Land area, Basilan, 304 sq. m.; 56 dependent islands, 50 sq. m.; total, 354 sq. m. PHYSICAL FEATURES. The larger islands are volcanic, and high and salubrious in climate. The chiefsummit, rising out of the center of Basilan I., has an elevation of 3,348 ft. Thesmaller islands are generally superimposed upon foimdations of coral. The riversafford drainage for the mountain system during the wet season and are gener

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