Apo Island Apo Island Apo Island is a volcanic island covering 74 hectares in land area, 7 kilometers off the southeastern tip of Negros Island and 30 kilometers south of the Negros Oriental capital of Dumaguete in the Philippines. The name "Apo" was derived from a Filipino word for "grandchild". The marine habitat around the island is a marine reserve, protected by the National Integrated Protected Area Act (NIPA) and under the jurisdiction of the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB). It has become a popular dive site and snorkeling destination with tourists. There are two resorts on Apo Island, each with a
Mount Baigura Mount Baigura Mount Baigura, "Baïgura", "Baygoura" or "Baighoura" (el. 897 m./2943 ft.) is a mountain of the inner French Basque Country. Transmitters are set up near its summit. The leisure center ("base de loisir") at Baigura, on the road from Hélette to Louhossoa (in the commune of Mendionde), organizes paragliding activity on the northern slope of the mountain. The name "Baigura" is related to modern Euskara (Basque) "ibar" 'valley', "ibai" 'river' and "guren" 'limit' and means 'the end of valley'. Mount Baigura is the highest point of a small isolated pre-pyrenean massif inside the French Basque Country in the southwest