philippine features
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Philippines, the "Pearl of the Orient" . Philippines constitutes an archipelago of 7,107 islands. The three stars on its Philippine flag refers to three island groups: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The port of Manila, on Luzon, is the capital city and the second largest city after Quezon City. The Philippines has a tropical climate and is usually hot and humid.Come, Tour Around Philippines!!!TRANSCRIPT
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LAND FORMS
Hill
a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain, in a limited area
Chocolate Hills
Himontagon Hill
Mountain
a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a
limited area usually in the form of a peak
Mount Guiting-Guiting
Mount Hamiguitan
Mount Kabuyao
Mount Lantoy
Mount Talinis
Mount Apo
Volcano
an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below
the surface
Hibok-Hibok Volcano
Kanlaon Volcano
Mayon Volcano
Pinatubo Volcano
Taal Volcano
Mountain Range
a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other
mountains by passes or valleys
Kitanglad Mountain Range
Kalatungan Mountain Range
Sierra Madre
Cordillera Mountains
Zambales Mountain Range
Peninsula
a peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water but
connected to mainland via an isthmus.
Cavite Peninsula
Bataan Peninsula
San Ildefonso Peninsula
Bicol Peninsula
Caramoan Peninsula
Island
An island is any piece of land that is surrounded by water.
Hundred Islands
Bantayan Island
Boracay Island
Mactan Island
Tubbataha Reef
Corrigedor Island
Valley
In geology, a valley is a depression with predominant
extent in one direction.
Compostela Valley
Arakan Valley
Echo Valley
Cagayan Valley
Allah Valley
Cave
a natural underground void large enough for a human to
enter.
Callao Cave
Macahambus Cave
Huluga Cave
Tabon Cave
Hinagdanan Cave
WATER FORMS
River
a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing toward an
ocean, a lake, a sea or another river
Cagayan River
Rio Grande de Mindanao
Agusan River
Agno River
Pasig River
Pampanga River
Bicol river
Loboc River
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River
Waterfalls
a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a
steep region or a cliff
Abaga Falls
Maria Cristina Falls
Pagsanjan Falls
Tinago Falls
Tinuy-an Falls
Lake
a terrain feature, a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is
localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all
Laguna de Bay
Taal Lake
Lake Sampaloc
Lake Buhi
Naujan Lake
Lake Lanao
Strait
a narrow, navigable channel of water that connects two larger
navigable bodies of water
Balabac Strait
San Bernardino Strait
Mindoro Strait
Cebu/Bohol Strait
San Juanico Strait
Bay
A bay is an area of water bordered by land on three
sides.
Batangas Bay
Manila Bay
Subic Bay
Canacao Bay
Lamon Bay
Gulf
A gulf is a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea.
Albay Gulf
Panay Gulf
Leyte Gulf
Lingayen Gulf
Moro Gulf
Sea
a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean
Bohol Sea
Camotes Sea
Celebes Sea
Sulu Sea
Visayan Sea
Swamp
a wetland featuring temporary or permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water
Candaba Swamp
Philippine Trench