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Lake Mainit is the fourth largest lake in the Philippines, having a surface area of 173.40 square kilometres (66.95 sq mi). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The lake is also the deepest lake in the country with maximum depth reaching 223 metres (732 ft).
Also known as Lake Tadlac, it is located along the shore of Laguna de Bay in Brgy. Tadlac, Los Baños. Ambuklao: reservoir: 383 ha (950 acres) 761 m (2,497 ft) Benguet: CAR: Created with the damming of Agno River: Apo: crater lake 24 ha (59 acres)
There are two presumptions on the original meaning of "Surigao" among linguists, depending on the original root word. If the root word was taken to be sulig ("sprout" or "spring up"), then Surigao may have derived from suligao ("spring water"), likely referring to the Surigao River (known as "Suligaw" in Mandaya) that empties at the northern tip of the island of Mindanao.
The Lake Mainit Development Alliance (LMDA) is an alliance of municipalities or local government units, government line agencies and civil society organizations in Lake Mainit area. Its significant role is to serve as the coordinating body of multi stakeholders in preserving and promoting Lake Mainit ecosystem.
The first inhabitants of Mainit settled near Lake Mainit in what is now barangay San Isidro (formerly called "Daang Lungsod" or "Old Town"). It was believed that the constant harassment of pirates forced the original settlers to move to the present town site. Mainit was established as a Barrio in 1904 under the Municipality of Placer.
The name Camiguin is derived from the native word Kamagong, a species of ebony tree that thrives near Lake Mainit in the province of Surigao del Norte, in the mainland Mindanao, where the earlier inhabitants of the islands, the Manobos, originated. Kamigin, the local dialect of Camiguin, is the northernmost variant of the Manobo languages. [10]
Here are a seven more Lake Erie facts about the popular vacation spot. 1. Almost all of Lake Erie's water comes from the other Great Lakes ... He's in a wheelchair, she's not. Their love story ...
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