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Babuyan Islands

American  
[bah-boo-yahn] / ˌbɑ buˈjɑn /

plural noun

  1. a group of islands in the Philippines, N of Luzon. 225 sq. mi. (580 sq. km).


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It was blowing over the coastal waters of the Babuyan Islands in Luzon Strait off Aparri town Wednesday morning, forecasters said.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

On the 1st of November, our noon observation gave 20° 15' latitude, and 236° 42' longitude, so that we were already in the neighbourhood of the Bashi and Babuyan Islands.

From A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 by Otto von Kotzebue

The rising sun discovered to us the three high Richmond rocks, rising in the middle of the strait, between the Bashi and Babuyan Islands.

From A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 by Otto von Kotzebue

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