 in Donsol, Sorsogon - the Whale Shark Capital of the World Click here for the Donsol Whale Shark Interaction Video  Puerto Princesa Underground River One of the 7 Wonders of Nature in the World Click here to see river exploration  Center of World's Marine Biodiversity Verde Island, Batangas Click here to see the vast beauty of its marine life  |
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One of the 7 Wonders of the World: Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park in Palawan features a spectacular limestone karst landscape with an underground river. One of the river's distinguishing features is that it emerges directly into the sea, and its lower portion is subject to tidal influences. The area also represents a significant habitat for biodiversity conservation. The site contains a full 'mountain-to-sea' ecosystem and has some of the most important forests in Asia.
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http://www.palawan.gov.ph/
Chocolate Hills in Bohol
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The Chocolate Hills are consistent in their cone shape and size and estimates show that the number of hills reaches at least 1,260 but may be as many as 1,776. The Chocolate Hills encompass a 20 square mile (50 sq km) area creating a sea or rolling terrain of these haycock hills.
The height of the hills varies from 98 to 160 feet (30 to 50 m) with the largest hill reaching a peak of 390 feet (120 m). The Chocolate Hills are actually grass covered limestone, but during the dry season the grass dries up turning brown which is where the name is derived from. The dried up brown hills look like a sea of "chocolate kisses."
Mayon Volcano in Albay
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Renowned as the "perfect cone" because of its almost symmetric conical shape. The mountain is a national park and a protected landscape in the country proclaimed as Mayon Volcano Natural Park in the year 2000
Hundred Islands in Pangasinan
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The Hundred Islands National Park is in the province of Pangasinan in northern Philippines. It is located in Alaminos City, Pangasinan. The islands (124 at low tide and 123 at high tide) are scattered along Lingayen Gulf and cover an area of 18.44 square kilometres (4,557 acres). They are believed to be about two million years old. Only three of them have been developed for tourists: Governor Island, Quezon Island, and Children's Island. The islands are actually ancient corals that extend well inland, in an area previously comprising the seabed of an ancient sea. Lowering sea levels have exposed them to the surface and the peculiar "mushroom"-like shapes of some of the islands have been caused by the eroding action of the ocean waves.
Whale Shark Capital of the World
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http://butandingfestival.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donsol,_Sorsogon2012/
The Whale shark Capital of the World is located at the southern boundary of the Bicol Peninsula, east of the province of Sorsogon.
Donsol is a popular tourist destination for whale shark-viewing which can be seen in its bordering seas. Swimming with whale sharks was featured as the Best Animal Encounter in Asia by Time Magazine in 2004. Whale sharks can be seen between November and June, with presence peaking between February and May.
Center of the World's Marine Biodiversity
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http://www.conservation.org/resources/maps/Pages/verde_island_passage_map.aspx
http://www.batangas.gov.ph/index.php?p=12
The Verde Island Passage (VIP) is a narrow corridor of coral-filled tropical waters in the Philippines.
The VIP has arguably the highest concentration of marine species of any region in the world’s oceans, including whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), giant clams (Tridacna gigas), and the iconic Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni).