The Philippines is an archipelago made of 7, 107 island clumpled together in the
tropical parts of Pacific Ocean.
This is one of the contributing
factors why the Philippines came to be a melting pot of different races,
cultures and religions, as migrants from both the West and East found suitable
habitats in each of the country ‘s major islands.
The Philippines is part of Southeast Asia. It
can be found in the Northern hemisphere between the equator and the Tropic of
Cancer, found on 23 ½ ° North latitude. Its exact location is between 4° 23’and
21° 25’ north latitude and 116° and 127° east longitude.
The Philippines is surrounded by
Luzon Sea in the north. Pacific Ocean in the east (Philippine Sea) can be found
the Benham Rise, South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) in the west, and Sulu
Sea in the south.
The Philippines is considered an
archipelago. An archipelago is the group of island, especially small islands.
The Philippines has 7,107 islands, surrounded and separated by oceans and seas.
However, only few islands are big enough to be inhabited by people.
There are two islands that make up
the 67% of the country’s total land area which is 300, 000 square kilometers.
They are Luzon and Mindanao that measure 105,708 km² and 95, 587 km²
respectively. Next in size are the island of Samar, Negros, Palawan, Panay,
Mindoro, Leyte, Cebu, Bohol, and Basilan.
The Philippines is situated about 100
km from the southeast coast of the Asian mainland, in the western part of the
Pacific Ocean. Its surface is mountainous as it is believed to have formed due
to crustal movements, volcanic activities, and coral formations.
Water in the Philippines is well
distributed but mostly held in the oceans and seas within its national boundaries.
Some of these seas are Sulu Sea, Mindanao Sea, Visayas Sea, Camotes Sea, and Sibuyan
Sea.
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