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- 1. Philippine Geography Location: Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
- 2. -An archipelago lying southeast of the coast of the mainland of Asia. - Above the equator; northern hemisphere. -The coastline of the Philippines is irregular and stretches for about 36,289km. -Defined by the United Nations as a mid-ocean archipelagic state -* Above the equator; northern hemisphere -7,107 islands and islets. 4000 have no names -Luzon, Mindanao, Negros, Samar, Palawan, Panay, Mindoro, Leyte, Cebu, Bohol are the ten biggest islands
- 3. Philippine Deep: one of the deepest sea trenches which is found east of the Philippines near Samar ad Leyte. Mount Apo: highest mountain; 2,954meters high Mount Dulang-Dulang: Bukidnon; second highest mountain; 2,938m 3 mountain ranges in the Philippines *Western Caraballo Mountain Range *Sierra Madre Mountain Range: longest continuous mountain range *Caraballo de Baler
- 4. Volcanoes Famous Active Volcanoes: * Iraya in Batanes * Taal in Batangas *Banahaw in Quezon *Mayon in Albay *Hibok-Hibok in Camiguin Island *Bulusan in Sorsogon *Makaturing in Lanao