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The Zambales Mountains is a mountain range in western Luzon. The mountains spread along a north-south axis, separating Luzon's central plain from the South China Sea . The range extends into five provinces : Zambales , Pangasinan , Tarlac , Pampanga , and Bataan .
The peak, which rises to an elevation of 2,044 metres (6,706 ft) above sea level, is located in the municipality of Palauig, Zambales. Its name is derived from the abundance of Sumatran Pine trees in the area, known in Zambal as tapolaw. [3] [4] The mountain was once a site of a large-scale chromite mining operations. [3]
Pages in category "Zambales Mountains" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Zambales Mountains; I.
Beartooth Country: Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains-Montana Geographic Series #7. Helena, Montana: Montana Magazine. ISBN 0-938314-13-0. Melroy, Mark (1986). Islands on the Prairie-The Mountain Ranges of Eastern Montana-Montana Geographic Series #13. Helena, Montana: Montana Magazine. ISBN 0-938314-24-6.
The volcanic mountains include Mt. Makiling, Mount Banahaw, Mount Isarog, Mayon Volcano, and Bulusan Volcano. [2] Also within the ecoregion are the Northern and Southern Sierra Madre, Mount Sapacoy, Mount Magnas, and Mount Agnamala in the northern Cordillera Central highlands and the Zambales Mountains in the west. [3] The Sierra Madre mountain ...
Mount Pinatubo [4] is an active stratovolcano in the Zambales Mountains in Luzon in the Philippines. Located on the tripoint of Zambales , Tarlac and Pampanga provinces, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] most people were unaware of its eruptive history before the pre-eruption volcanic activity in early 1991.
The Zambales Mountains in the eastern length of the province occupies about 60% of the total land area of Zambales. Subic Bay , at the southern end of the province, provides a natural harbor, and was the location of the U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay until its closure in 1992.
Montana is the fourth largest state in the United States and is well known [by whom?] for its mountains. The name "Montana" means mountainous in Latin . Representative James Mitchell Ashley ( R - Ohio ), suggested the name when legislation organizing the territory was passed by the United States Congress in 1864.