What is Batanes?
[[Image:Ph locator batanes.svg|thumb|Map of the Philippines showing the location of Batanes]] [[Image:Batanes Flag.png|thumb|250px|The provincial flag of Batanes]] [[Image:Ph seal batanes.png|thumb|250px|The provincial seal of Batanes]] '''Batanes''' ({{lang-ivv|Provinsiya nu Batanes}}; {{lang-tl|Lalawigan ng Batanes}}, {{IPA-tl|bɐˈtanes|IPA}}) is an [[Archipelago|archipelagic]] province in the [[Philippines]] that is found in the [[Cagayan Valley]] [[regions of the Philippines|region]]. It is the northernmost [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] in the country, and also the smallest, both in population and land area. The [[capital city|capital]] is [[Basco, Batanes|Basco]] located on the island of [[Batan Island|Batan]]. The island group is about {{convert|162|km}} north of the [[Luzon]] mainland and about {{convert|190|km|mile|abbr=off}} south of [[Taiwan]], separated from the [[Babuyan Islands]] of [[Cagayan|Cagayan Province]] by the [[Balintang Channel]], and from Taiwan by the [[Bashi Channel]]. {{asia-stub}} [[Category:Cagayan Valley]] [[Category:Island provinces of the Philippines]]