Batan Islands

[ buh-tahn, bah- ]

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the N Philippines. 76 sq. mi. (197 sq. km).

Batan Islands

/ bəˈtɑːn /

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the Philippines, north of Luzon. Capital: Basco. Pop: 16 467 (2000). Area: 197 sq km (76 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The father who conducted them immediately established a mission in the Batan islands, about thirty leagues from Cagayan, but after his death his companions retired, abandoning the mission until the year 1718, at which period another Dominican friar re-established it, fixing his residence in the island of Calayan, to which he endeavoured to induce the inhabitants of the adjoining islands to repair for instruction in our faith.

From Project Gutenberg

The government now thought of establishing missionaries in the Batan islands, which lie to the north of Cagayan.

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