The island itself provides a simple livelihood to caretakers where they yield fruits of the island that were used for charcoal making and raw materials for copra in the region, not to mention the six spring waters that provide water to the island.

[citation needed] Kabo (Kabusgan) Island lies 4.8 kilometres (3 mi) eastward across the bay from Surigao City.

The island is irregular in shape, elongated along a northeast-southwest line.

[2] On the shoreside the mangroves form a brackish intermediate zone with no clear shoreline.

On the Hintuan Passage side, the shore is generally clear-cut.