Barit Island

Barit

Barit Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates	18°52′10″N 121°15′23″E / 18.86944°N 121.25639°E / 18.86944; 121.25639Coordinates: 18°52′10″N 121°15′23″E / 18.86944°N 121.25639°E / 18.86944; 121.25639
Archipelago	Babuyan Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	Babuyan Channel
Area	700 ha (1,700 acres)
Administration
Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Cagayan
Municipality	Aparri

Barit (historically Bari) is a small, wooded, privately owned island in northern Cagayan, Philippines. It is part of the municipality of Aparri.

Barit Island is north of Luzon Island in the Luzon Strait. Part of the Babuyan Islands, Barit is .75 miles (1.21 km) west of nearby Fuga Island. Mabag Island is only .5 miles (0.80 km) from Barit. There is a small airstrip on Barit. Barit was owned by Chinese businessman Tan Yu, who purchased the island in 1990. Barit is currently administered by Barit Island Holdings, a subsidiary of Yu's Asiaworld Internationale.

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