Caballo Island

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Caballo Island is a small island near the entrance of Manila Bay in the Philippines, historically used for military and quarantine purposes.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
El Fraile Island 3
Gato Island 1

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former United States military base
island
military installation
accessStatus restricted
controlledBy Philippine government NERFINISHED
United States Army NERFINISHED
United States Navy NERFINISHED
country Philippines
hasEtymology Spanish word "caballo" meaning "horse"
hasFacility Fort Hughes NERFINISHED
hasMilitaryFunction coastal defense
harbor defense
hasNameInLanguage Isla Caballo NERFINISHED
hasQuarantineFunction isolation area for infectious diseases
quarantine station
hasRoleIn Philippine–American military history NERFINISHED
defense of Manila Bay
locatedInBodyOfWater Manila Bay NERFINISHED
locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater South China Sea NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Calabarzon NERFINISHED
Cavite NERFINISHED
Luzon NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Philippine Standard Time NERFINISHED
locatedNear Corregidor Island NERFINISHED
entrance of Manila Bay
notableFor coastal artillery batteries
strategic location at Manila Bay entrance
partOf Manila Bay defenses NERFINISHED
Philippine archipelago NERFINISHED
usedDuring World War II
usedFor military purposes
quarantine purposes

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carabao Island (Cavite) coordinateRoleWith Caballo Island
this entity surface form: El Fraile Island
Malapascua Island hasDiveSite Caballo Island
this entity surface form: Gato Island
Manila Bay hasIsland Caballo Island
Manila Bay hasIsland Caballo Island
this entity surface form: El Fraile Island
Carabao Island (Cavite) locatedNear Caballo Island
Fort Drum locatedOn Caballo Island
this entity surface form: El Fraile Island
Fort Hughes location Caballo Island