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Documents for "Philippine Physical Geography":
  • Agusan river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, rising in the mountains of SE Mindanao, the Philippines, and flowing N past Butuan to Butuan Bay. It is navigable for small craft c.160 mi (260 km) upstream. The...
  • Apo, Mount active volcano, 9,690 ft (2,953 m) high, on S Mindanao island, the Philippines. It is the highest peak of the islands. Mt. Apo has a snowcapped appearance but is actually covered with white...
  • Cagayan river, c.220 mi (350 km) long, rising in the mountains of central Luzon, Philippines, and flowing N to the Pacific Ocean at Aparri. It is navigable to small oceangoing vessels for c.15 mi (20 km)...
  • Liguasan Marsh extensive swamp region, c.25 mi (40 km) long and 20 mi (30 km) wide, along the Pulangi River, S central Mindanao, the Philippines. There are fertile rice-growing areas and mangrove forests in the...
  • Mayon, Mount active volcano, c.8,000 ft (2,440 m) high, SE Luzon, the Philippines. It is considered one of the world's most perfect cones. The town of Cagsawa was buried in an eruption in 1814; major eruptions...
  • Pasig river, 14 mi (23 km) long, SW Luzon, the Philippines. Flowing through Manila, it drains Laguna de Bay northwest to Manila Bay. Though small, the Pasig River is commercially important.
  • Pinatubo, Mount active volcano, 5,840 ft (1,780 m), central Luzon island, the Philippines, c.55 mi (90 km) NW of Manila. Dormant for 600 years, it began erupting on Apr. 2, 1991. Most residents had evacuated...
  • Pulangi river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in the mountains of N Mindanao, the Philippines, and flowing SW to Liguasan Marsh. As the Mindanao River, it flows NW to Illana Bay at Cotabato. It drains a...
  • Pulog, Mount peak, 9,606 ft (2,928 m) high, NW Luzon, the Philippines, in the Cordillera Central. It is the second highest point in the Philippines.
  • Taal, Lake 94 sq mi (243 sq km), SW Luzon, the Philippines, S of Manila. One of the most picturesque places in the country, it contains Volcano Island, with Mt. Taal, an active volcano, rising to 984 ft (300...

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