Rasa Island
Rasa Island is a flat coral island in the Sulu Sea just off the coast of the municipality of Narra in Palawan, Philippines. It is a shallow island surrounded by mangroves and tidal flats containing one of the country's last remaining coastal forests. The island is home to the largest population of the endemic and critically endangered Philippine cockatoo in the wild in the Philippines. It was declared a protected area in 2006.GeographyRasa Island is a large irregular mangrove swamp on a coral reef that extends about 640m beyond the island at its southwest and northeast ends. It is located about 0.5km from Casuarina Point and forms the northeastern side of Mantaquin Bay. Only one-third of the island is permanently dry with the remaining two-thirds exposed to the occasional tides. To its north lie Arena Island and other small coralline islands on the coast of Aborlan. To the south across the Mantaquin Bay are Linda and Emelina islands.Rasa Island is administered as part of the Narra barangay of Panacan. It is just 3km north of the Narra poblacion and approximately 90km south of Palawan's provincial capital, Puerto Princesa.