Siargao Islands Protected Landscape and Seascape
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| Location: | Philippines | ||
| Specialty: | Surigao del Norte province | ||
| Next city: | General Luna | ||
| Surface: | 2,789.14 km² | ||
| Founding: | October 10, 1996 | ||
The Siargao Islands Protected Landscape and Seascape (SIPLAS) is located off the northeast coast of Mindanao Island and is the largest marine nature reserve in the Philippines . The reserve was established by Presidential Decree 902 on October 10, 1996 by Fidel Ramos .
geography
It covers an area of 278,914 hectares , divided into 216,913 hectares of marine areas and 62,796 hectares of island areas . The SIPLAS comprises the small archipelago of the Siargao Islands , which lie off the northeast coast of the main island of Mindanao. This archipelago includes, among others, the islands of Siargao , Bucas Grande , Middle Bucas , East Bucas , Hinatuan , La Janosa , Anahawan and Dako .
The SIPLAS is located in the Philippine province of Surigao del Norte and includes the municipalities of Burgos , Dapa , Del San Isidro, San Benito , Santa Monica and Socorro. The topography of the island of Siargao is described as hilly with low inclines, the highest point on the island is 238 meters above sea level. The island consists mostly of limestones , basalts in the center and young alluvial soils on the coast of the island with their typical sandy beaches and mangrove forests .
The Magpupungko rock formation is located in a lagoon near the village of Pilar. It consists mainly of limestone and granite . The erosion resulted in some bizarre sculptures. One of the attractions of the SIPLAS is the Sohoton cave on Bucas Grande, which is only accessible at low tide.
climate
The climate in the nature reserve Siargao Islands Protected Landscape and Seascape is assigned to climate type II. There are no pronounced dry and rainy seasons, most precipitation falls in the months of November to January, the driest month is June. In the months of October to February, the northeast monsoon with its typical northeast and southeast winds creates large waves on the east side of the island. This surfing area is known under the name "Cloud 9". Siargao is a destination for surfers from all over the world during this time.
Flora and fauna
The SIPLAS is a habitat for a multitude of land and shorebirds such as the red-faced cockatoo ( Cacatua haematuropygia ), silverfisher ( Alcedo argentata ), Philippines broad-jawed ( Eurylaimus steerii ), red -eared owl ( Mimizuku gurneyi ) and a large number of species of gulls . But mammals also live on the islands, such as the Philippines glider ( Cynocephalus volans ) or the Philippine tarsier . The saltwater crocodile and sea turtles , including green turtles and hawksbill turtles, are also found there . The first to mention large marine mammals are bottlenose dolphins and east Pacific dolphins .
In the marine areas of the nature reserve 106 species of fish and approx. 137 species of molluscs could be counted. Of marine flora to 8 of the 16 occurring in the Philippines find seaweed species and 54 kinds of seaweed from which the Dugong ( Dugong dugon ) fed. Clutches of the hawksbill sea turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata ) are also found on the island of Siargao . The islands of La Janosa and Anahawan have large coral banks in front of them.
The Jellyfishlake can be found on Bucas Grande , in which, as in Ongeim'l Tketau on Palau, a non-toxic species of medusa has developed.
See also
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Web links
- Satellite map at Travel in Gluck
- The Siplas on travel tips Philippines
- Detailed map of the Siargao Islands archipelago