Geography of the Philippines

The Philippine Islands are located in the western North Pacific Ocean, just off the southeastern portion of the Asian continent. The Philippines consists of more than seven thousand islands, having an area of about three hundred thousand square kilometers. The Islands are grouped into three primary island groups, Luzon in the north (composed of Luzon Island and small islands in its vicinity); the Visayas (composed of many islands near the center, the largest being, Palawan, Mindoro, Panay, Masbate, Negros, Cebu, Bohol Leyte and Samar); and lastly Mindanao (composed of Mindanao Island and small islands in its vicinity). The three primary island groups are subdivided into seventeen regions. Eight of these regions are located in the Luzon and they are: Region I which is Northwestern Luzon or the Ilocos Region, Region II Northeastern Luzon or the Cagayan Valley Region, Region III Central Plain Luzon, Region IV-A CALABARZON(Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon.), Region IV-B MIMAROPA(Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) Region, V Southeastern Luzon or the Bicol Region, NCR (National Capital Region) otherwise known as Metro Manila, and the Cordillera Administrative Region. The three regions found in the Visayas are: Region VI the Visayas, Region VII Central Visayas Region, and Region VIII Eastern Visayas. The six regions located in the Mindanao are: Region IX Western Mindanao, Region X Northern Mindanao, Region XI Southern Mindanao, Region XII Central Mindanao, Region XIII Caraga and the ARMM which stands for Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
The Philippine Islands are surrounded by large bodies of water. They are bounded on the west by the South China Sea, on the north by the Luzon Strait separating the Philippine Islands from Taiwan, on the east by the Philippine Sea( and the Pacific Ocean), on the south by the Celebes Sea, and on the southwest by the Sulu Sea separating the Philippine Islands from Borneo.
Many of the larger islands have narrow coastal plains, and interior highland plains and mountain ranges. Many of the mountain ranges generally oriented north and south; cover almost the entire length of the islands. Most of the mountain ranges have heights of more than five hundred meters, with large areas having heights above one thousand meters, and a small number having heights above two thousand meters1.
The Philippine Islands are located in the western North Pacific Ocean, just off the southeastern portion of the Asian continent. The Philippines consists of more than seven thousand islands, having an area of about three hundred thousand square kilometers. The Islands are grouped into three primary island groups, Luzon in the north (composed of Luzon Island and small islands in its vicinity); the Visayas (composed of many islands near the center, the largest being, Palawan, Mindoro, Panay, Masbate, Negros, Cebu, Bohol Leyte and Samar); and lastly Mindanao (composed of Mindanao Island and small islands in its vicinity). The three primary island groups are subdivided into seventeen regions. Eight of these regions are located in the Luzon and they are: Region I which is Northwestern Luzon or the Ilocos Region, Region II Northeastern Luzon or the Cagayan Valley Region, Region III Central Plain Luzon, Region IV-A CALABARZON(Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon.), Region IV-B MIMAROPA(Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) Region, V Southeastern Luzon or the Bicol Region, NCR (National Capital Region) otherwise known as Metro Manila, and the Cordillera Administrative Region. The three regions found in the Visayas are: Region VI the Visayas, Region VII Central Visayas Region, and Region VIII Eastern Visayas. The six regions located in the Mindanao are: Region IX Western Mindanao, Region X Northern Mindanao, Region XI Southern Mindanao, Region XII Central Mindanao, Region XIII Caraga and the ARMM which stands for Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
The Philippine Islands are surrounded by large bodies of water. They are bounded on the west by the South China Sea, on the north by the Luzon Strait separating the Philippine Islands from Taiwan, on the east by the Philippine Sea( and the Pacific Ocean), on the south by the Celebes Sea, and on the southwest by the Sulu Sea separating the Philippine Islands from Borneo.
Many of the larger islands have narrow coastal plains, and interior highland plains and mountain ranges. Many of the mountain ranges generally oriented north and south; cover almost the entire length of the islands. Most of the mountain ranges have heights of more than five hundred meters, with large areas having heights above one thousand meters, and a small number having heights above two thousand meters1.
The Philippine Islands are located in the western North Pacific Ocean, just off the southeastern portion of the Asian continent. The Philippines consists of more than seven thousand islands, having an area of about three hundred thousand square kilometers. The Islands are grouped into three primary island groups, Luzon in the north (composed of Luzon Island and small islands in its vicinity); the Visayas (composed of many islands near the center, the largest being, Palawan, Mindoro, Panay, Masbate, Negros, Cebu, Bohol Leyte and Samar); and lastly Mindanao (composed of Mindanao Island and small islands in its vicinity). The three primary island groups are subdivided into seventeen regions. Eight of these regions are located in the Luzon and they are: Region I which is Northwestern Luzon or the Ilocos Region, Region II Northeastern Luzon or the Cagayan Valley Region, Region III Central Plain Luzon, Region IV-A CALABARZON(Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon.), Region IV-B MIMAROPA(Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) Region, V Southeastern Luzon or the Bicol Region, NCR (National Capital Region) otherwise known as Metro Manila, and the Cordillera Administrative Region. The three regions found in the Visayas are: Region VI the Visayas, Region VII Central Visayas Region, and Region VIII Eastern Visayas. The six regions located in the Mindanao are: Region IX Western Mindanao, Region X Northern Mindanao, Region XI Southern Mindanao, Region XII Central Mindanao, Region XIII Caraga and the ARMM which stands for Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
The Philippine Islands are surrounded by large bodies of water. They are bounded on the west by the South China Sea, on the north by the Luzon Strait separating the Philippine Islands from Taiwan, on the east by the Philippine Sea( and the Pacific Ocean), on the south by the Celebes Sea, and on the southwest by the Sulu Sea separating the Philippine Islands from Borneo.
Many of the larger islands have narrow coastal plains, and interior highland plains and mountain ranges. Many of the mountain ranges generally oriented north and south; cover almost the entire length of the islands. Most of the mountain ranges have heights of more than five hundred meters, with large areas having heights above one thousand meters, and a small number having heights above two thousand meters1.