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The Sucat–Paco–Araneta–Balintawak Transmission Line (abbreviated as SA, [a] 8LI1QUE-DIM, [b] 8LI1DIM-MNA, [c] 8LI1MNA-MUN, [d] SPABTL) also known as Muntinlupa–Manila–Doña Imelda–Quezon Transmission Line, and formerly known as Sucat–Araneta–Balintawak Transmission Line from July 2000 to October 2012, is a 230,000 volt, single-circuit, three-part transmission line in Metro ...
The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,641 islands customarily enclosed by the lines demarcated by the Treaty of Paris in 1898 and its supplementary Treaty of Washington of 1900, and the Convention Between the United States and Great Britain in 1930, which came to be known in the Philippines as its International Treaty Limits.
Owing to its numerous islands, the Philippines has an irregular coastline stretching 334,539 kilometers (207,873 miles). The islands' rugged coastlines provide several bays and inlets listed below. FYI, Laguna de Bay is not a bay, but a lake.
Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation: 1973: 142: Formerly Sulpicio Lines from 1973 to 2012; changed name and stopped passenger services following the tragic sinking of its passenger ship MV Princess of the Stars in 2008. [10] Carlos A. Gothong Lines (CAGLI) 1946: 1: Gothong Southern Shipping Lines: 2005: 9: MCC Transport Philippines: 2007: ...
Albay Gulf, in the southern part of Luzon, Philippines; Gulf of Aqaba, in the northern end of the Red Sea; Asid Gulf, in the municipality of Milagros, Masbate, Philippines; Gulf of Bahrain, inlet of the Persian Gulf on the east coast of Saudi Arabia; Davao Gulf, in Davao City, Mindanao, the Philippines
Metro Manila, Philippines, is located in the hydraulically complex Pasig River—Marikina River—Laguna de Bay watershed, which includes more than thirty tributaries within the urban area. [1] The following list is sorted by name, with a brief description of each. Bold indicates the body of water is a major channel.
The wettest recorded typhoon to hit the Philippines dropped 2,210 millimeters (87 in) in Baguio from July 14 to 18, 1911. [58] The Philippines is highly exposed to climate change and is among the world's ten countries that are most vulnerable to climate change risks. [59] Building construction is undertaken with natural disasters in mind.
The Rio Grande de Mindanao, also known as the Mindanao River, is the second-largest river system in the Philippines.Located on the southern island of Mindanao, with a total drainage area of 23,169 km 2 (8,946 sq mi), [2] draining the majority of the central and eastern portion of the island, and a total length of approximately 373 km (232 mi).