Batan island is the main island of the Batanes province, in the Philippines. It is where the capital, Basco, is located. It is known chiefly for Mount Iraya. Batanes is the northernmost and the smallest province of the Philippines, both in terms of population and land area. ... Basco (also known as Santo Domingo de Basco) is a 5th class municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. ...
The islands are hilly and/or mountainous except for the Plains of Vasay and some stretches of narrow coastal plains in the main island.
Batanes is an archipelago that lies in the northernmost part of the Philippines.
Situated southwest of BatanIsland are the waters of Sabtang and the islands, one of the richest fishing grounds in all of Batanes, where Isabtangs along with other Ivatans engaged in coastal fishing.