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1
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Largest city in the Philippines by area

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Davao City (2,211 sq.km.)

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2
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Popularly known as the ‘Switzerland of Benguet’

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Kibungan

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3
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Unique geological formation with a lake within a lake

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Taal Volcano

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4
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Active volcanoes in the Philippines

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24

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5
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Potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines

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27

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6
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Inactive volcanoes in the Philippines

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360

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7
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Geomorphology of Metro Manila making it prone to flooding

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Flood Plain

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8
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System of streams, tributaries, and canals in Metro Manila

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Riparian System

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9
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Lowest recorded temperature in Baguio City

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6.3°C (January 18, 1961)

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10
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Carnivorous plant discovered in the Philippines, named after David Attenborough

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Nepenthes attenboroughii

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11
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Ultramafic mountain in Palawan where Nepenthes attenboroughii was found

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Mt. Victoria

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12
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Longest subterranean river in the Philippines (5 miles)

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Puerto Princesa Subterranean River

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13
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Longest subterranean waterway in the world (6.2 miles)

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Sistema Sac Actun, Mexico

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14
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Second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century

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Mt. Pinatubo (June 15, 1991)

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15
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Rank of Mt. Pinatubo eruption in the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)

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6

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16
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Drop in global temperature after the Mt. Pinatubo eruption

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0.5°C (0.9°F)

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17
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Philippines coastline length

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36,289 kilometers (5th longest in the world)

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18
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5th largest island in the Philippines

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Palawan (12,189 sq.km.)

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19
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Largest copper-gold deposit in the world

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Tampakan gold-copper mine

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20
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Number of islands in the Philippines

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7641

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21
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Black stones of meteoritic origin found in the Philippines

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Rizalites (710,000 years old)

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22
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Lake formed by the 1641 eruption of Mount Parker

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Lake Maughan (Holon)

23
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Largest man-made lake in the Philippines

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Pantabangan Dam

24
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Longest and largest river in the Philippines (505 km)

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Cagayan River

25
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Thickest sedimentary basin in the Philippines (12,000 meters)

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Agusan-Davao Basin

26
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Deadliest typhoon in the Philippines

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Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) - November 7-8, 2013

27
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Highest mountain in the Philippines

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Mount Apo (2,954 meters)

28
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Second highest mountain in Luzon

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Mount Pulag (2,842 meters)

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World’s tiniest shell found in Philippine waters

30
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Rare copper ore found in the Philippines

31
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Largest known pearl found in the Philippines

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Pearl of Lao Tzu (24 cm, 6.4 kg)

32
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Oldest fossil discovered in the Philippines

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Ammonite (160-175 million years old)

33
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Largest karst formation in the Philippines

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Calbiga Cave

34
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Geographical center of the Philippines

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Mogpog, Marinduque (Luzon Datum 1911)

35
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Deepest point in the Philippine Trench

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Galathea Depth (10,540 meters)

36
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Longest mountain range in the Philippines

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Sierra Madre

37
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Most fatal volcanoes in the Philippines

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Taal and Mayon

38
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Fastest moving tectonic plates

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Cocos and Nazca Plates

39
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Flattest country in the world

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Maldives (average elevation 2.4m)

40
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Highest temperature recorded in the Philippines

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42.2°C (Tuguegarao, May 21, 1969)

41
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Largest atoll-like reef in the Philippines

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Apo Reef (Occidental Mindoro)

42
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Northernmost point of the Philippines

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Mavulis Island (Itbayat, Batanes)

43
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Southernmost point of the Philippines

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Frances Reef (Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi)

44
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Easternmost point of the Philippines

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Pusan Point (Davao Oriental)

45
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Westernmost point of the Philippines

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Balabac Great Reef (Palawan)

46
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Rainy season of the Ivatan people

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Kachachimuyen

47
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Winter season of the Ivatan people

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Amian (as cold as 7°C)

48
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Second largest lake in the Philippines

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Lake Lanao

49
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Deepest cave in the Philippines (163 meters)

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Sumaging-Latipan-Lomyang Crystal Cove (Sagada)

50
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Predecessor of PHIVOLCS

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Commission on Volcanology (established June 20, 1952)

51
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Largest river basin in the Philippines

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Cagayan River Basin (27,493 km²)

52
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Number of inhabited islands in the Philippines

53
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Largest freshwater lake in the Philippines

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Laguna de Bay (93,000 hectares, 2.8 meters deep)

54
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Smallest active volcano in the world

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Taal Volcano (311 meters, 33 eruptions)

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