Soil Map of Batanes

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

BUREAU OF SOILS AND WATER MANAGEMENT Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City

PROVINCE OF BATANES Soil Survey and Classification Project

September, 2000

S O I L

M A P

L E G E N D AREA

PHYSIOGRAPHIC UNIT

I. Soils of the Lowland Narrow alluvial plain

II. Soils of the Upland Sloping to undulating slightly to moderately dissected low volcanic / sedimentary hills and ridges

III. Soils of the Hills and Mountains Undulating to steep moderately to highly dissected hills and mountains

COLOR

MAPPING UNIT SYMBOL

SOIL SERIES

SOIL TAXONOMY (1992)

SOIL SERIES NAME DESCRIPTION Mayan clay loam, 0-3 percent slopes, slightly seasonal flooding Umingan loam, 0-3 percent slopes, slightly seasonal flooding Basco sandy loam, 3-8 percent slopes, slightly eroded Basco sandy loam, 8-18 percent slopes, slightly eroded Bolinao clay, 8-18 percent slopes, moderately eroded Sabtang loam, 8-18 percent slopes, moderately eroded Sabtang clay loam, 18-30 percent slopes, moderately eroded Bolinao clay loam, 18-30 percent slopes, moderately eroded Faraon clay loam, 18-30 percent slopes, severely eroded Luisiana clay, 30-45 percent slopes, moderately eroded Basco sandy loam, 18-45 percent slopes, moderately eroded Uyugan clay loam, 30-45 percent slopes, severely eroded

HECTARES

PERCENT

382.00

1.80

103.00

0.49

333.00

1.57

865.00

4.08

6,031.00

28.43

681.00

3.21

389.00

1.83

2,348.00

11.07

459.00

2.16

312.00

1.47

1,578.00

7.44

4,856.00

22.89

-

541.00

2.55

-

-

1,088.00

5.13

Dl

-

-

121.00

0.57

Bs

-

25.00

0.12

1,099.00

5.18

21,211.00

100.00

Mayan

MnAf1

Aquic Eutropepts

Umingan

UmAf1

Fluventic Eutropepts

Basco

BcBe1

Oxic Dystropepts

Basco

BcCe1

Oxic Dystropepts

Bolinao

BoCe1

Typic Paleudalfs

Sabtang

SbCe2

Typic Paleudalfs

Sabtang

SbDe2

Typic Hapludalfs

Bolinao

BoDe2

Typic Hapludalfs

Faraon

FaDe3

Lithic Eutropepts

Luisiana

LuEe2

Typic Hapludults

Basco

BcD/Ee2

Oxic Dystropepts

Uyugan

UyEe3

Lithic Eutropepts

Unclassified Soils

Uc

-

Rockland

Rl

Duneland

Beach Sand

IV. Miscellaneous Land Type

Reef

T

O

Rf

T

A

-

-

L

Note: Areas are automatically computer generated and does not reflect the official area of the province. The areas shown include only the islands reflected in the digitized soil map. Islets were not digitized because of map scale.

Prepared by :

Digitized by : M. E. VINLUAN S. A. FABULA R. D. DE GUZMAN

Supervised by :

Edited by : D. E. MARGATE

Approved by : A. G. MICOSA Chief, Soil Survey Division

R. N. CONCEPCION, PhD Director

R. B. CARATING T. OHKURA

121.550000

121.800000

122.050000

Soil Map

21.050000

21.050000

Yami Island

North Island

PROVINCE OF BATANES BATAN ISLANDS

Mabudis Island

Stayan Island

20.800000

20.800000

ITBAYAT ISLAND

Mount Santa Rosa Santa Rosa

Itbayat

Ruddoken Point

Santa Lucia San Rafael Mount Riposer

Raele

Diogo Island

20.550000

20.550000

N

BATAN ISLAND Rocarto Point Songsong Bay

Scale 1 : 500 000

Diojo Point San Antonio

Baluate Bay

Mount Iraya

Basco San Joaquin

Tamalung Point Balugdan Bay Chawa Point

Hanib Desquid Point

Kambakan Mahatao Miadoc Point Panatayan

SABTANG ISLAND

Disdangan Point

San Vicente Imnaijbu Rodinan Point Ivana

Itbud

Natoo Point

Imnaijbu Point

Uyugan

Asked Point

Vuyavoy Point Chacaracarangen Point

Dipuu Point

Uvoy Mangnuoy Bay

Mount Matarem

Mavjen Point

Sabtan

Disiay Point

IBUHOS ISLAND

Nakanmuan

20.300000

20.300000

DEQUEY ISLAND

Sanidog Duhbu Point Luutan Point

Dipaso Point

Duvuck Bay Chavayan Pachipen Point

Ahau Point

Geographic Coordinate System, Map Projection: UTM Zone 51, Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866, Datum: Luzon, Philippines

121.550000

121.800000

122.050000

21.120000

121.960000

21.120000

121.920000

Yami Island

Soil Map

21.080000

21.080000

PROVINCE OF BATANES

N

North Island

121.920000

Scale 1 : 50 000

121.960000

20.940000

121.920000

20.940000

121.890000

Soil Map PROVINCE OF BATANES Stayan Island

N

Scale 1 : 50 000

121.890000

121.920000

20.910000

20.910000

Mabudis Island

121.840000

121.920000

Soil Map

20.800000

Santa Rosa

PROVINCE OF BATANES 20.800000

Mount Santa Rosa

N

Itbayat

Scale 1 : 100 000 ITBAYAT ISLAND

Ruddoken Point

Santa Lucia

LEGEND:

Road Trail River

San Rafael

20.720000

Mount Riposer

20.720000

Raele

Diogo Island

121.840000

121.920000

121.920000

122.000000

20.480000

20.480000

Rocarto Point

Songsong Bay

Diojo Point Mount Iraya

San Antonio

Basco Baluate Bay San Joaquin Tamalung Point

Balugdan Bay Hanib Chawa Point

Soil Map

Desquid Point

BATAN ISLAND Kambakan

PROVINCE OF BATANES

Mahatao

N

Miadoc Point

20.400000

Uvoy

Mangnuoy Bay

20.400000

Panatayan

Mount Matarem

Scale 1 : 100 000

Disdangan Point San Vicente Imnaijbu Rodinan Point

Ivana

LEGEND:

Itbud Imnaijbu Point

Road Trail River

Uyugan

Mavjen Point

Disiay Point

121.920000

122.000000

121.800000

121.860000

Soil Map PROVINCE OF BATANES

Natoo Point

Asked Point

Dipuu Point

20.340000

20.340000

Vuyavoy Point Sabtan

Chacaracarangen Point DEQUEY ISLAND

Nakanmuan IBUHOS ISLAND

SABTANG ISLAND Sanidog Duhbu Point

Luutan Point Dipaso Point

Duvuck Bay

20.280000

Pachipen Point

Scale 1 : 100 000 Ahau Point

LEGEND: Road Trail River

121.800000

121.860000

20.280000

Chavayan

N