Catanduanes island

Catanduanes is an island province placed withinside the Bicol Region of Luzon withinside the Philippines. It is the 12th-biggest island withinside the Philippines, and lies to the east of Camarines Sur, throughout Maqueda Channel. Its capital is Virac. It had a population of 271,879 humans as of the 2020 census.

The province incorporates Catanduanes Island (additionally known as Virac Island), Panay Island, Lete Island, the Palumbanes organization of islands (Porongpong, Tignob and Calabagio), and some different small, surrounding islets and rocks. The province is likewise domestic to diverse mollusk fossil webweb sites, drastically the second-oldest ammonite web website online withinside the Philippines. These webweb sites have certain species of ammonites which are observed nowhere else in Southeast Asia. Because of the province's significance and wealthy geologic history, diverse pupils have cautioned that, if the province could take the initiative to place its call ahead in nomination, it might stand a great risk of being declared a UNESCO Geopark Reserve.

Location: the Bicol Region of Luzon withinside the Philippines