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As an archipelago, the Philippines comprises about 7,641 islands [1] [2] clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited, [3] and more than 5,000 are yet to be officially named. [2] The following list breaks the islands down by region and smaller island group for easier reference.
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The Philippines was never connected to mainland Asia via land bridges, [dubious – discuss] so the flora and fauna of the islands had to cross ocean straits to reach the Philippines. The Philippines is part of the Indomalayan realm , and its flora and fauna is mostly derived from tropical Asia.
The islands were proclaimed as a Critical Habitat by the Philippine government through Presidential Proclamation No. 1412 on April 22, 2007. [6] It covered 175 hectares (430 acres) covering the two interconnected islands where important bird habitats such as mangroves, beach forests, lagoons, and mudflats are found. [ 7 ]
Name Area Established Location Alibijaban: 430.00 ha (1,062.6 acres) 1981 Quezon: Awasan Bay Islands 1981 Surigao del Norte: Bantayan Island: 1981 [13] Cebu: Basot–Quinalang–Malabungot Islands 185.38 ha (458.1 acres) 1981 Camarines Sur: Caniago Strait Islands 210.00 ha (518.9 acres) 1981 Bohol: Cebu Strait Islands 34.00 ha (84.0 acres) 1981 ...
The Philippines is divided into three island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippines is divided into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Luzon and Mindanao archipelagoes are both named after the largest island in their respective groups, while the Visayas (also referred to as the Visayan Islands) is an ...
An island barangay in Navotas surrounded by the Tangos, Batasan, and Tanza rivers. Las Piñas - Parañaque. Long Island One of three artificial islands that form the Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area. Freedom Island. One of three artificial islands that form the Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism ...
The Gigantes group used to be called Sabuluag, or Salauag, which is the name of a species of tree endemic to the islands. During the Spanish colonial era , the name was changed to Gigantes. Local legend describes coffins found inside Bakwitan Cave that contained gigantic sets of human bones, which constituted the name change. [ 3 ]