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Philippines Geography 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/philippines/philippines_geography.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam Geographic coordinates 13 00 N, 122 00 E Map references Southeast Asia Area
Area - comparative slightly larger than Arizona Land boundaries 0 km Coastline 36,289 km Maritime claims
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
Climate tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October) Terrain mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands Elevation extremes
Natural resources timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper Land use
Irrigated land 15,800 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis Environment - current issues uncontrolled deforestation in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water pollution in Manila; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps which are important fish breeding grounds Environment - international agreements
NOTE: The information regarding Philippines on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Philippines Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Philippines Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |