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Apo Reef

Coastal and Reef Features

Apo Reef is a coral reef system in the Philippines, in the waters off Occidental Mindoro province within the Mindoro Strait, covering 34 square kilometers. It ranks as the second largest contiguous coral reef system in the world and the largest in the Philippines, and it is protected as the Apo Reef Natural Park, jointly administered by the national Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the municipal government of Sablayan. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
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Oceanography, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Oceanography via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Apo Reef
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1. Apo Reef (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Apo Reef is a coral reef system in the Philippines situated in the western waters of Occidental Mindoro province in the Mindoro Strait.
  • Wikipedia article lead, protection designation
    popular diving regions in the country, and is on the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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Wikidata: Apo Reef
Wikidata Q445786, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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