Palaui Island

Palaui is the name of an island in the province of Cagayan in the Philippines. This is located off the northeast coast of the island of Luzon in the south of the sea area of the Luzon Strait in the transition to Philippine Sea. She is also known as the Boracay of the North. The island is administered by the municipality of Santa Ana.

Palaui was declared on 28 August 1994 Nature and Marine Reserve Palaui Iceland Marine Reserve. It also includes the terrestrial area of ​​the island and protects an area of ​​74.15 km ². Along the coast of the island larger mangrove forests, where extensive mudflats, smaller shallow water and coral reefs are offshore. The island covers an area of ​​38.50 km ² and is mostly wooded. However, little is known about the flora and fauna, there are smaller populations of deer and wild pigs exist. Palaui has a length of 10 km, a width of 4.5 km, and the highest elevation reaches 307 meters above Meeresspeiegel.

On it the lighthouse at Cape Engaño was built 116 years ago, it was declared a historic monument in 2008 to the Philippines.

The island's climate is tropical, hot and humid, without a dry season, rains occur throughout the year to over.

The island Palaui became known worldwide as in the naval battle off Cape Engaño the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuiho, Zuikaku, Chitose, Chiyoda and destroyer Akizuki were sunk by American associations.