Sebu lake
| Sebu lake | ||
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| Sunset on Lake Sebu | ||
| Geographical location | South Cotabato Province , Mindanao , Philippines | |
| Drain | → Sultan Lake → Lanon → Alah → Rio Grande de Mindanao | |
| Islands | Tugayo and Rom's | |
| Places on the shore | Lake Sebu | |
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| Coordinates | 6 ° 13 '27 " N , 124 ° 42' 12" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 696 m | |
| surface | 3.5 km² | |
| Maximum depth | 45 m | |
| PH value | 6.8 | |
The Sebu-See (English: Lake Sebu ) is an inland lake on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines . It is located about 53 km southeast of the municipality of Rajah Buayan in the province of South Cotabato in the area of the municipality of Lake Sebu . The lake covers an area of 3.50 km² on the rugged Tiruray Plateau, which lies at the foot of the Daguma Mountains , which are up to 2,083 meters high . The two smaller islands of Tugayo and Rome are located in the lake, which is up to 45 meters deep .
The aqua vegetation is dominated by thick-stalked water hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes ), a species of water lily ( Nymphaea sp.), Water spinach ( Ipomoea reptans ), water lettuce ( Pistia stratiotes ), a Vallisneria ( Vallisneria sp.) And the ground nettle ( Hydrilla verticillata ).
The fish stocks mainly consist of the snakehead fish Channa striata , tilapia ( Tilapia sp.), The goby Glossogobius giurus , the carp ( Cyprinus carpio ) and predatory catfish ( Clarias sp.). These fish species are also used for commercial fishing. The climbing fish Anabas testudineus is also at home in the sea area as is shrimp of the genus Macrobrachium . The occurrence of larger populations of the freshwater snails Vivipara angularis and Ampullaria luzonica has also been documented.
The lake is a wintering area for the red-headed heron ( Gorsachius goisagi ). Other occurring at the lake bird species Philippine Eagle ( Pithecophaga jefferyi ), Philippines Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus philippensis ), brown dove ( Phapitreron brunneiceps ), spotted fruit dove ( Ducula carola ), Mindanao scops owl ( Otus mirus ), gray breast Mistelfresser ( Dicaeum proprium ) and Philippines sheet Vogel ( Chloropsis flavipennis ).
Not far from the Sebu Lake, on Mount Tasaday was in the 1960s, an initially for indigenous held " Stone Age strain" as hunter-gatherers living Tasaday discovered. The Tasaday case turned into a science thriller. According to the prevailing opinion today, the Tasaday were recruited from outcasts of the tribes of the Manobo and T'Boli.
Web links
- Geographical location of Lake Sebu
- Lake Sebu on the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity website
- Bird watching area PH105 Mount Busa-Kiamba, including Lake Sebu