[2] In 1604, Juan Salgado twice defeated Spanish pirates near Pan de Azucar.

[4] During World War II, Japanese forces shot down an American fighter pilot, which crash landed near Bag-o Abo Island.

[1] The nearest island is Tago, which is a coral reef 200 metres (660 ft) from the mainland, inside Concepcion Bay.

The furthest island is far-flung Baliguian, located 22 kilometres (14 mi) away from the mainland.

The majority of the islands are mountainous and wooded, ringed by white sand beaches and surrounded by reefs, shoals, and sandbars.