Batanes

Batanes (; , ) is an archipelagic province in the Philippines that is found in the Cagayan Valley region. It is the northernmost province in the country, and also the smallest, both in population and land area. The capital is Basco located on the island of Batan.

The island group is about  north of the Luzon mainland and about  south of Taiwan, separated from the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan Province by the Balintang Channel, and from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel.

Category:Cagayan Valley
Category:Island provinces of the Philippines