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Tanay is located 37 kilometres (23 mi) from Antipolo and 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Manila. It contains portions of the Sierra Madre Mountains and is bordered by Antipolo in the north-west, Baras , Morong and Teresa in the west, General Nakar ( Quezon Province) in the east, and Pililla , Santa Maria ( Laguna province ) as well as the lake ...
As an archipelago, the Philippines comprises about 7,641 islands [1] [2] clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited, [3] and more than 5,000 are yet to be officially named. [2] The following list breaks the islands down by region and smaller island group for easier reference.
The only ait dividing the Pasig River in the City of Manila, located in San Miguel District. Isla de Provisor. A small island in northwestern Paco District surrounded by Estero de Provisor, Estero del Tanque, and the Pasig River. Malabon - Navotas. Isla Pulo. An island sitio north of the main island of Navotas. Dampalit Island
The Palawan rain forests ecoregion (WWF ID:IM0143) covers the Palawan Island Archipelago, centered on Palawan Island, the sixth largest island in the Philippines.The islands act as an ecological bridge between Borneo and the main islands of the Philippines, even though there were channels between the islands through the last ice age when sea levels were low.
Freedom Island located in the northern portion of the LPPCHEA in Parañaque [15] is an artificial island formed between 1973 and 1985 during the construction of the Manila–Cavite Coastal Road. [7] Freedom Island covers an area of about 74 acres (0.30 km 2) with an elevation of between 0 and 7 meters (0 and 23 ft) above sea level. [7]
The Pagsanjan Gorge National Park is a national park and tourist zone located in the province of Laguna in the Philippines, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of Manila. It protects an area of 152.64 hectares (377.2 acres) around a series of gorges on the Bumbungan River which leads to Pagsanjan Falls .
Hinulugang Taktak Protected Landscape, also known as Hinulugan Taktak, is a protected area in Rizal, Philippines.Initially assigned as a recreation area, the waterfall area has been designated as a national park by virtue of Republic Act No. 6964 in 1990. [2]
Panguil Bay is about 41 kilometres (25 mi) long, and has an area of 18,000 hectares (44,000 acres) [2] with a coastline of 112 kilometres (70 mi). At its narrowest point between Tangub and Tubod, the bay is 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) wide, while it is 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) wide at the bay's mouth.