Landforms in the Philippines

Mallig Plains Region

1. Mallig Plains Region is a region in the western part of the province of Isabela. Its name was derived from the rolling terrains or kilometers of plain lands in western Isabela. The municipality of Roxas serves as the business center of the region


Compostela Valley

2. Compostela Valley (Cebuano: Kawalogang Kompostela) is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region inMindanao. The province, called Comval for short, used to be part of Davao del Norte until it was made independent in 1998. It is the fourth newest province of the Philippines, behind Dinagat Islands, Zamboanga Sibugay and Davao Occidental. Its capital isNabunturan. The province borders Davao del Norte to the west, Agusan del Sur to the north, and Davao Oriental to the east. To the southwest lies the Davao Gulf. Its first elected governor was Jose Caballero, formerly a lawyer for a mining group in the province.


Mount Agad-Agad

3. Mount Agad-Agad is a mountain Located in Iligan City, Philippines which has an estimated height 1,600 feet (490 m) above sea level.

Mount Agad-Agad is very accessible and is good for mountain hikings and overnight campings. It affords a full view of Iligan City by night or day, ideal for the adventurous type, hikers and mountaineers. A small waterfall is featured on the way to the top of the mountain.


Himontagon Hills

4. The Himontagon Hills are a group of hills located in Loay, Bohol, Philippines, about 20 kilometers from the Tagbilaran City. The hill is a very scenic place overlooking the Bohol Sea. Despite its natural beauty, it is not a well known tourist spot and is frequented only by nature photographers. During clear weather, Mount Hibok-Hibok in Camiguin is very visible.


Mount Hibok-Hibok

5. Mount Hibok-Hibok is a stratovolcano on Camiguin Island in the Philippines.[1] It is one of the active volcanoes in the country and part of the Pacific ring of fire.


Benham Plateau

6. The Benham Plateau, also known as the Benham Rise, is a seismically active undersea region and extinct volcanic ridge located in the Philippine Sea approximately 250 km (160 mi) east of the northern coastline of Dinapigue, Isabela.

Under the Philippine Sea lie a number of basins including the West Philippine Basin (WPB), inside of which is located the Central Basin Fault (CBF). The Benham Plateau is located in the CBF and its basement probably represents a micro-continent. Several scientific surveys have been made on the feature to study its nature and its impact on tectonic subduction, including one about its effects on the 1990 Luzon earthquake. The area is claimed, as part of its continental shelf, by the Philippines, which has lodged a claim with the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on April 8, 2009 and was approved by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 2012.


Bondoc Peninsula

7. Bondoc Peninsula is located in the southeastern part of Quezon Province . Bondoc Peninsula is in Calabarzon Region, southern part of Luzon Island, Philippines. The peninsula consists of 12 municipalities: Agdangan, Buenavista, Catanauan, General Luna, Macalelon, Mulanay, Padre Burgos, Pitogo, San Andres, San Francisco, San Narciso andUnisan.


 Pantaron Mountain Range

8. Pantaron Mountain Range, also called the Central Cordillera of Mindanao, Philippines is a mountain range straddling across the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Norte and Davao del Sur. The range contains one of the last remaining old growth or primary forest blocks in Mindanao. Major rivers in the island also has their headwaters in the mountain range including Mindanao River, Pulangi River, Davao River, Tagoloan River and major tributaries of Agusan River.

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9. Boracay is a small island in the Philippines located approximately 315 km (196 mi) south of Manila and 2 km off the northwest tip ofPanay Island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Boracay Island and its beaches have received awards from numerous travel publications and agencies. The island comprises the barangays of Manoc-Manoc, Balabag, and Yapak in themunicipality of Malay, in Aklan Province. The island is administered by the Philippine Tourism Authority and the provincial government of Aklan. Apart from its white sand beaches, Boracay is also famous for being one of the world’s top destinations for relaxation. It is also emerging among the top destinations for tranquility and nightlife.


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10. Kanlaon Volcano, also spelled as Kanla-on or Canlaon, is an active volcano on Negros island in central Philippines. Thestratovolcano straddles the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, approximately 30 km (19 mi) southeast ofBacolod City, the capital and most populous city of Negros Occidental.


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