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The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area in the Philippines.. The park is located in the Saint Paul Mountain Range on the western coast of the island of Palawan, about 80 kilometers (50 mi) north of the city of Puerto Princesa, and contains the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River (also known as the Puerto Princesa Underground River or just Underground River).
English: The Puerto Princesa Subterranean Park is a protected area of world-wide importance located about 80 km north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. The park has a limestone karst mountain landscape and represents a habitat for biodiversity conservation with a full range of mountain-to-the-sea ecosystems.
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Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park: Palawan, Mimaropa: 652rev; vii, x (natural) 1999 Located southwest of the Philippine archipelago. this 22,202-hectare site includes several karstic caves formed by limestones with various rock formations, and an 8.2-kilometer subterranean river, which flows to the sea.
Two Ramsar sites in the Philippines have been declared by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites, namely Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, and Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park. [2] Last August 01, 2024 another Two Ramsar sites were declared, Sibugay Wetland Nature Reserve and Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve (DCMR) in Siargao Island Protected ...
Puerto Princesa City is the home of the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park or the Underground River, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 8-kilometer long tourist spot that showcases limestone karsts, diverse species and tropical rainforest is one of the world’s longest underground rivers and was also named as one of the “New 7 ...
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park: Puerto Princesa: Palawan: Mimaropa: One of the New7Wonders of Nature. [105] Pujada Bay: Mati: Davao Oriental: Davao: One of the most beautiful bays in the world. [106] Punta Fuego: Nasugbu: Batangas: Calabarzon: Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park marker describing the geologic history of Palawan. North Palawan Block is a microcontinental block situated in the western Philippines and the southern tip of the Manila Trench.