Calamian Islands

[ kah-lah-myahn ]

noun

1. a group of about 100 islands in the SW Philippines. 600 sq. mi. (1,554 sq. km). Largest island, Busuanga.

Example Sentences

In the Philippines, for example, illegal fishing using dynamite and cyanide in the Calamian Islands earns fishermen an average of $70.57 per trip.

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