Cape Santiago is the southwestern point of the island of Luzon located within the municipality of Calatagan in Batangas, Philippines. It is a cape at the southern tip of Calatagan Peninsula which face
View of the cape from the lighthouse
Cape Santiago Lighthouse as viewed in November 2018.
The Verde Island Passage is a strait that separates the islands of Luzon and Mindoro in the Philippines, connecting the South China Sea with the Tayabas Bay and the Sibuyan Sea beyond. Traditionally,
Cape Santiago
…than 91 metres (299 ft) deep about 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) offshore. A dangerous coral rock lies 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) southeast of the cape in the Verde Island Passage known as Minerva Rock, named after an Australian ship that struck on it in 1834. A lighthouse marks a low rocky promontory about 0.5 miles (0.80 km…
The strait seen from Brgy. Pagkilatan in Batangas City
Aerial view of Verde Island Passage, date unknown
Isla Verde in the middle of the passage