Corregidor Island, Philippines
Go Back
War relics on Corregidor Island
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corregidor_DN-ST-86-01667.JPEG
PH1 DAVID C. MACLEAN, United States Federal Government
Corregidor Island has the shape of a tadpole. It has a "head" with a "tail" pointed to the east. Inclusive of the tail, it is 6 km (3.7 mi) long and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) wide. The fort on Corregidor Island is called Fort Mills. It is one of the defences of Manila Bay that includes Fort Drum on El Fraile Island, Fort Hughes on Caballo Island and Fort Frank on Carabao Island.
Corregidor Island is today a tourist destination near Manila. This is due to the many memorial of the American, Filipino and Japanese soldiers who fought and died there. Among the sights at Corregidor Island include the Pacific War Memorial, Filipino Heroes Memorial, Malinta Tunnel, Corregidor Lighthouse and Japanese Garden of Peace.
Corregidor Island Lighthousehttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corregidor_Island_LIghthouse.jpgCIA World FackbookThe Pacific War Memorial is located on the highest point of Corregidor Island. It was built by the United States Government to honor American and Filipino soldiers who fought in the Second World War. The Malinta Tunnel was the sight of the last stronghold of the Filipino and American soldiers when the Japanese invaded. Today it has a multi-media presentation recounting the take over of the island.
The Corregidor Lighthouse is one of the oldest landmarks on the island. It was built by the Spanish and has been used since 1853. Although it was destroyed during the Second World War, a replica was built on the same spot as the original. The Filipino Heroes Memorial, inaugurated on 28 August, 1992, commemorates the Filipino soldiers who fought to defend the country against Japanese invasion. The Japanese Garden of Peace commemorates Japanese soldiers who fought and died in Corregidor Island during the Second World War.
Pacific War Memorial, Corregidor Islandhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OutsideMarker.JPGSunKing
Visiting Corregidor Island
Take the ferry to Corregidor Island from the CCP Bay Terminal, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines complex (CCP) at Pasay City, Metro Manila. The trip will take a whole day. You have to be at the CCP Bay Terminal by 7:00 am in the morning to check in. On the island itself, there are buses transporting visitors to the various sights.
Latest updates on Penang Travel Tips
Map of Roads in Penang
Looking for information on Penang? Use this Map of Roads in Penang to zoom in on information about Penang, brought to you road by road.About this website
Dear visitor, thank you so much for reading this page. My name is Timothy Tye and my hobby is to find out about places, write about them and share the information with you on this website. I have been writing this site since 5 January 2003. Originally (from 2003 until 2009, the site was called AsiaExplorers. I changed the name to Penang Travel Tips in 2009, even though I describe more than just Penang but everywhere I go (I often need to tell people that "Penang Travel Tips" is not just information about Penang, but information written in Penang), especially places in Malaysia and Singapore, and in all the years since 2003, I have described over 20,000 places.
While I try my best to provide you information as accurate as I can get it to be, I do apologize for any errors and for outdated information which I am unaware. Nevertheless, I hope that what I have described here will be useful to you.
Copyright © 2003-2025 Timothy Tye. All Rights Reserved.