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  1. 2 days ago · Philippines, island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. It is an archipelago consisting of more than 7,000 islands and islets lying about 500 miles (800 km) off the coast of Vietnam. Manila is the capital, but nearby Quezon City is the country’s most-populous city. Both are part of the National Capital Region (Metro Manila ...

  2. Apr 9, 2024 · note 2: Philippines is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire. note 3: the Philippines sits astride the Pacific typhoon belt and an average of 9 typhoons ...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Metro_ManilaMetro Manila - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · Website. mmda .gov .ph. Metropolitan Manila [1] ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila ), commonly shortened to Metro Manila [a] and formally the National Capital Region ( NCR; [3] Filipino: Pambansang Punong Rehiyon ), [12] is the capital region and largest metropolitan area of the Philippines. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay, the region ...

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  4. Apr 6, 2024 · List of islands of the Philippines. A map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippine Archipelago 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 ...

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MindanaoMindanao - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Mindanao (/ ˌ m ɪ n d ə ˈ n aʊ / ⓘ MIN-də-NOW) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of the same name that also includes its adjacent islands, notably the Sulu Archipelago.

    • 97,530 km² (37,660 sq mi)
    • Philippines
    • 19th
    • 27,021,036 (2021) (Mindanao island group)
  7. Apr 5, 2024 · 3. Butterfly Sanctuary Siquijor. One of the most surprising Siquijor tourist attractions is the Butterfly Sanctuary in the center of the island. Hop on a motorbike and drive a stunning route up the hills. The butterfly park is a sanctuary started by a man who releases butterflies from his garden weekly.

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