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The site is the largest national park in the Philippines. [17] Mt. Iglit-Baco National Park: Mindoro: ix, x (natural) 2015 The site is a declared ASEAN Heritage Park. [18] Coron Island Natural Biotic Area Palawan: iii, ix, x (mixed) 2006 The site is within the Palawan UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. [19] El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area ...
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]
The National Library of the Philippines can trace its history to the establishment of the Museo-Biblioteca de Filipinas (Museum-Library of the Philippines), established by a royal order of the Spanish government on August 12, 1887. [113] National Museum of the Philippines: Manila: Metro Manila (National Capital Region) Resorts World Manila: Pasay
The following are protected areas declared as Natural monuments of the Philippines by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Pages in category "Natural monuments of the Philippines" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
In 2012, there were 240 protected areas in the Philippines, of which 35 have been classified as National Parks. [2] By June 22, 2018, an additional 94 critical areas were designated as national parks, increasing the total national parks to 107, when President Rodrigo Duterte signed the E-NIPAS Act of 2018. [3] [4]
This is a list of islands in the Greater Manila Area in the Philippines. There are several small islands located within the Greater Manila Area, particularly along the coast of Manila Bay, both natural and artificial. Many of these islands were formed by the Pasig River delta and consist of sand and mudflats.
This is a list of cities and municipalities in the Philippines that are located on islands with no land borders with other local government units.. Agutaya; Almagro, Samar; Anda, Pangasinan (Cabarruyan Island)
As a country comprising over 7,100 islands packed in an area of 300,000 km 2 (120,000 sq mi) and having the fifth-longest coastline in the world, the Philippine coast has a total length of 36,289 km (22,549 mi) and is very irregular, with numerous bays, gulfs, and islets. [1]