Wildlife· Malampaya Sound / Capoas Peninsula· Philippines
Irrawaddy Dolphins of Malampaya Sound
10° 50.6′ N · 119° 22.2′ E · approximate
Malampaya Sound is the only known Irrawaddy dolphin habitat in the Philippines - a critically endangered, blunt-headed river-and-estuary dolphin that lives in the shallow, brackish inner sound.
Practical
Approx: Wikipedia's coordinate for Malampaya Sound; the dolphins range the inner sound. Bottlenose dolphins live in the outer sound and Risso's dolphins at Minapla Bay. Dolphin-watching tours run from Taytay. Protected landscape and seascape since 2000 - slow down, don't chase, keep distance.
Best for
Rare dolphin sighting in a protected sound
Nearby
- Alligator Island Anchorage (Malampaya Sound)4.4 NM away
- Malapina Island Anchorage (Malampaya Sound)6 NM away
- Malampaya Sound NE Anchorage (Typhoon Shelter)6.2 NM away
- Typhoon Season & Malampaya Typhoon Holes6.2 NM away
- Pirate's Hole (Malampaya Sound)6.7 NM away
- Emergency Point Anchorage (Mt Capoas)7.3 NM away
- Northern Palawan Provincial Hospital (Taytay)7.3 NM away
- Capoas Bay Anchorage7.7 NM away