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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]
The Philippines, [f] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [g] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean , it consists of 7,641 islands , with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon , Visayas , and ...
The Philippines has 7,641 islands comprising the Philippine archipelago. [2] The zone's coordinates are between 116° 40', and 126° 34' E longitude and 4° 40' and 21° 10' N latitude . It is bordered by the Philippine Sea [ 3 ] to the east and north, the South China Sea [ 4 ] to the west, and the Celebes Sea [ 5 ] to the south.
The island is also home to the Butaan lizard, a vulnerable relative of the Komodo dragon. [3] As of the 2010 Philippine Census, the island is home to 64,802 individuals. [2] In the mid-16th century, Spaniards came to the island and built a chapel there. They took charge of the management of the island and brought much change and development.
Corcuera, Romblon (Simara Island) Cordova, Cebu (Cordoba Island and Olango Islands) Culion; Daram, Samar; Hadji Panglima Tahil, Sulu (Marungas Islands) Itbayat, Batanes; Jomalig, Quezon; Kalayaan, Palawan; Lapu-Lapu, Cebu (Mactan Island and Olango Islands) Limasawa, Southern Leyte; Linapacan; Lugus, Sulu; Mapun, Tawi-Tawi (Cagayan de Sulu ...
The Concepcion Islands are located east of Panay Island in the Visayan Sea, and are part of the larger Western Visayas archipelago. The islands are part of the town of Concepcion, and comprise 40 percent of Concepcion's total land area. [1] The nearest island is Tago, which is a coral reef 200 metres (660 ft) from the mainland, inside ...
Robert La Rue Stewart [1] (November 19, 1918 – April 6, 2006), popularly known in the Philippines as "Uncle Bob", was an American entrepreneur, TV personality, radio and TV producer in the Philippines. He founded GMA Network Inc. on June 14, 1950. Stewart came to the Philippines in 1943 as a war correspondent for United Press (UP). He fell in ...