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A map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. 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]
It has an area of 0.44 hectares (1.1 acres) (4,400 sq. m), and is located about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) east-northeast of Philippine-occupied Loaita (Kota) Island, [1] just west of the north of Dangerous Ground. [2] The island is administered by the Philippines as part of Kalayaan, Palawan, and is the eighth largest of the Philippine ...
Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s Magnitude Origin Location Date Mortality Missing Injured Damages Source 1 7.9 Tectonic Moro Gulf: August 16, 1976 4791 2288 9928 2 7.8 Tectonic Luzon Island: July 16, 1990 1621 1000 More than 3000 ₱10 billion 3 7.5 Tectonic Luzon Island: November 30, 1645 More than 600
Pages in category "Uninhabited islands of the Philippines" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
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 An island barangay and one of the six original islands on which Malabon was founded. It is separated from the mainland on the ...
The waters surrounding the islands are so cold that they are potentially life-threatening, so visitors should remain on dry land. Ján Marcin / 500px - Getty Images Schitovaya Bukhta Beach, Russia
Nanshan Island, also known as Lawak Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Lawak, lit. 'Island of Vastness'; Mandarin Chinese: 馬歡島/马欢岛; pinyin: Mǎhuān Dǎo; Vietnamese: Đảo Vĩnh Viễn), is the eighth largest natural island of the Spratly Islands, and the fourth largest of the Philippine-occupied islands (none of the Philippine-occupied islands have any significant amount of reclaimed land).
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