Caballo Island (which means "Horse Island" in Spanish) is a bluff, rocky island located at the entrance to Manila Bay in the Philippines. It is about long with the highest elevation at 381 feet high. Caballo, along with the larger Corregidor (2 km to the north), divides the entrance to the bay into two broad and deep channels, known as the North and South Channel.
The whole island was formerly occupied by Fort Hughes, a U.S. defense fortification before World War II. It was heavily bombed during the war. The gap between the two islands is only about 1/4 mile with a depth of and is never used for large vessel navigation.
Current tenants
The island — as of 2010 — was occupied by the Philippine Navy and is off limits to civilians. Remains of the old fortifications, batteries and structures have been abandoned and left rusting in the open after World War II.
thumb|236px|Caballo Island (bottom) and the larger Corregidor Island (top)
See also
- List of islands in the Greater Manila Area
- List of islands of the Philippines
- Manila Bay
References
External links
- Caballo Island from Pacific Wrecks.