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Batan Islands , island group, 76 sq mi (197 sq km), northernmost of the Philippine islands. They include the islands of Itbayat, Batan, Sabtang, and a number of islets, and comprise the province of Batanes. Basco is the provincial capital. The Batan Islands are separated from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel (50 mi/80 km wide). Coal is mined, and fishing is an important industry. In World War II, Batan Island was the site of the first Japanese landing in the Philippines (Dec. 8, 1941).

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Batanes the Philippines: see Batan Islands .

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	PROL Explores Solar & Wind Power Alternative Energy; Feasibility & Exploration Studies in the Batan Coal Rich Island & Calatrava Crude Oil Rich Land. Business Wire; 10/5/2007
	Philippines Royal Oil & Alternative Energy Co., Inc. (PROL) Provides Update On Energy Projects. Business Wire; 11/5/2007
	Philippine Royal Oil & Alternative Energy, Inc. Officially Certified with Philippines Department of Energy Confirmed SEC Registration No. CS200720015. Business Wire; 12/31/2007

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