Great Santa Cruz Island

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Great Santa Cruz Island is a small island off Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, best known for its rare pink sand beach and protected marine and mangrove ecosystems.

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instanceOf island
tourist destination
access motorized boat from Zamboanga City
climate tropical
colorOfSand pink
country Philippines
distanceFromZamboangaCityMainland approximately 4 kilometers
governedBy City Government of Zamboanga NERFINISHED
hasActivity birdwatching
mangrove tours
snorkeling
swimming
hasEcosystem coastal mangrove ecosystem
marine ecosystem
hasFeature coral reefs
lagoon
mangrove forest
pink sand beach
seagrass beds
hasNearbyIsland Little Santa Cruz Island NERFINISHED
hasRegulation overnight stays are generally restricted
visitor numbers are controlled
hasSecurityConcernHistory area has had travel advisories in the past
hasWildlife marine invertebrates
migratory birds
various fish species
knownFor mangrove ecosystems
protected marine ecosystems
rare pink sand
locatedIn Mindanao NERFINISHED
Zamboanga City NERFINISHED
Zamboanga Peninsula NERFINISHED
locatedInBodyOfWater Basilan Strait NERFINISHED
managedBy Zamboanga City Tourism Office NERFINISHED
partOf Santa Cruz Islands NERFINISHED
Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone and Freeport NERFINISHED
protectionStatus ecotourism zone
protected area
region southern Philippines NERFINISHED
sandColorCause crushed red organ-pipe coral fragments
tourismType ecotourism
travelTimeFromZamboangaCity about 15 to 20 minutes by boat

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Zamboanga City hasLandmark Great Santa Cruz Island