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Batorampon Point

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Batorampon Point Batalampon Point
Headland
Coordinates: 7°6′32.5″N 121°53′51.8″E / 7.109028°N 121.897722°E / 7.109028; 121.897722
Location	Labuan, IX, Philippines

Batorampon Point
Highest point
Elevation	1,335 m (4,380 ft)
Coordinates	7°4′25″N 122°1′23.3″E / 7.07361°N 122.023139°E / 7.07361; 122.023139
Geography
Location	Zamboanga City, Philippines
Parent range	Zamboanga Cordillera, Mindanao Island

Batorampon Point is the westernmost point of the island of Mindanao (7°6′32.5″N 121°53′51.8″E / 7.109028°N 121.897722°E / 7.109028; 121.897722) in the Philippines and has been named so since the mid-19th century.^[1]^[2]^[3] The rocky cliff, located within the limits of the CityofZamboanga, was previously known as Batalampon Point, becoming Batorampon Point in the 1940s.^[4]^[5] The point is located just north of Labuan, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from downtown Zamboanga City.

Batorampon Point is also the alleged name^[6] of the highest elevation in Zamboanga City located in 7°4′25″N 122°1′23.3″E / 7.07361°N 122.023139°E / 7.07361; 122.023139. The peak was not named in the 1940s topography map of the region by the U.S. Army's topographic engineering agency, the Army Map Service.^[4] When it was named Batorampon Point is not known.

References[edit]

^ Bowring, Sir John (1859). "A Visit to the Philippines", pg. 417. Smith, Elder & Co., London.

^ U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1906) "Philippine Island Sailing Directions", pg. 23. Manila Bureau of Printing.

^ "Batorampon Point". Traveling luck. Retrieved on 2011-10-01.

^ ^a ^b U.S. Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers "Kabasalan - Zamboanga City Map". University of Texas in Austin Library. Retrieved on 2011-10-01.

^ Great Britain Hydrographic Department (1902). "Eastern Archipelago, Part 1: Eastern part". pg. 324.

v t e Zamboanga City
Ciudad de Zamboanga
Geography	Basilan Strait Batorampon Point Islands Great Santa Cruz Little Santa Cruz Manalipa Sacol Vitali Pasonanca Natural Park Zamboanga Peninsula
Government	Mayor Council Barrios Ayala Manalipa Putik Talon-Talon Legislative districts
History	Siege of Zamboanga Republic of Zamboanga Moro Province Zamboanga Province Zamboanga del Sur 2002 Zamboanga City bombings Zamboanga City crisis
Places	Andrews Air Base Camp Navarro Fort Pilar Hospitals Pasonanca Park Pettit Barracks Shopping malls Stadium Taluksangay Mosque Zamboanga Cathedral Zamboanga Ecozone
Education	Ateneo de Zamboanga University Pilar College Southern City Colleges Universidad de Zamboanga Western Mindanao State University Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology
Media	Newspapers Radio stations Television stations
Culture	Chavacano Curacha Hermosa Festival Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zamboanga
Transportation	Airport Seaport Vinta
Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines

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