Mindoro

American  

[min-dawr-oh, -dohr-oh, meen-daw-raw] / mɪnˈdɔr oʊ, -ˈdoʊr oʊ, minˈdɔ rɔ /

noun

1. a central island of the Philippines. 3,922 sq. mi. (10,158 sq. km).

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Mindoro British  

/ mɪnˈdɔːrəʊ /

noun

1. a mountainous island in the central Philippines, south of Luzon. Pop: 1 062 000 (2000 est). Area: 9736 sq km (3759 sq miles)

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Mindoro

Resorts in Oriental Mindoro, also known for world-class beaches and dive spots, have already been reeling from the impact of the oil spill, as tourists cancel reservations during what is supposed to be peak season.

From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2023

Earlier this month, metal debris was similarly found off Busuanga island in western Palawan and in Calintaan town in Occidental Mindoro province.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2022

Search and rescue efforts were continuing after nightfall for the passengers and crew of the M/V Asia Philippines, an inter-island cargo and passenger vessel which came from nearby Mindoro island, the coast guard said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2022

The tamaraw is found only on the island of Mindoro.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 28, 2021

The tender was despatched to survey it, while I proceeded in the Vincennes to examine the more immediate entrance to the Sooloo Sea, off the southwest end of Mindoro.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 by Various