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'''Gibusong''', variously '''Hibusong''' and '''Hibuson''', is a Waray-speaking island in Mindanao, Philippines, in the province of Dinagat Islands. It lies northwest of Dinagat Island, at the north end of Surigao Strait connecting with Leyte Gulf and is under the jurisdiction of the municipality of Loreto. The island, together with the smaller Little Gibusong Island, is administratively divided into three barangays: Liberty, Helene, and Magsaysay. A ferry route connects Liberty with the main port of Loreto.
none|300px|thumb|The Hibuson is seen as a pea size island landmass on this map and located between the Dinagat Island on the right and the Leyte Island on the left.
==History== Gibusong Island was part of the stops in Magellan's circumnavigation expedition. As a gateway passage to the Visayas, the island served as the route leading to the rest of the Visayas encounter of Magellan's expedition after their very first Visayan encounter with the Samarnons in Suluan and Homonhon, now both parts of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://opinion.inquirer.net/138424/1521-encounter-or-discovery |title=1521: Encounter or Discovery?}}</ref>
==Climate== Like most of the country, Gibusong is officially considered a tropical rainforest climate type, Köppen class ''Af'' with an average monthly precipitation of 308.66 mm (12.5 inches). However, it is distinctly wettest between the months of November and March. During the drier season between April and September, brief afternoon showers and thunderstorms locally called ''sobasco'', are commonplace.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=35689&cityname=Surigao%2C+Caraga%2C+Philippines&units= Climate Summary for closest city on record]</ref> {{Weather box |location = Hibuson Island, Philippines |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan high F = 84 |Feb high F = 84 |Mar high F = 86 |Apr high F = 88 |May high F = 90 |Jun high F = 90 |Jul high F = 89 |Aug high F = 90 |Sep high F = 90 |Oct high F = 89 |Nov high F = 87 |Dec high F = 85 |year high F = 87.66 |Jan low F = 72 |Feb low F = 72 |Mar low F = 73 |Apr low F = 74 |May low F = 75 |Jun low F = 75 |Jul low F = 75 |Aug low F = 75 |Sep low F = 75 |Oct low F = 75 |Nov low F = 74 |Dec low F = 73 |year low F = 74 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 22.93 |Feb precipitation inch = 15.32 |Mar precipitation inch = 11.16 |Apr precipitation inch = 7.7 |May precipitation inch = 4.86 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.5 |Jul precipitation inch = 5.4 |Aug precipitation inch = 4.53 |Sep precipitation inch = 4.82 |Oct precipitation inch = 8.5 |Nov precipitation inch = 14.89 |Dec precipitation inch = 16.91 |year precipitation inch = 39.98 |source 1 = http://www.wunderground.com/NORMS/DisplayIntlNORMS.asp?CityCode=98653&Units=english |date=June 2013 }}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/9274140 Gibusong Island] at OpenStreetMap
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Category:Islands of Dinagat Islands
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