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Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park

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This national park protects the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River on the island of Palawan in the Philippines, within the Saint Paul Mountain Range about 80 kilometers north of Puerto Princesa city. Its centerpiece is an 8.2 kilometer navigable underground stretch of the Cabayugan River running through a cave system at least 32 kilometers long and emptying directly into the South China Sea, making it one of the longest underground rivers in the world. The park protects a complete mountain to sea ecosystem, hosting 165 recorded bird species, about two thirds of Palawan's bird fauna, and 30 mammal species, alongside cave formations that include one of the largest single cave chambers known. It has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a Ramsar wetland of international importance, and one of the New7Wonders of Nature.

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Governance by Government 1
International Designation
Ramsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 1
International Designation
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
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Governing Body (category)
City or municipal government 1
Governing Body
Department of Environment and Natural ResourcesCity of Puerto Princesa 1
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1. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (Wikipedia)
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    Quezon City, Philippines: Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau. The park is located in the Saint Paul Mountain Range on the western coast of the island of Palawan, about 80 kilometers (50 mi) north of the city of Puerto Princesa, and contains the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River (also known as the Puerto Princesa Underground River or just Underground River).
  • entity-description, international-designation unesco-world-heritage-site
    It has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a Ramsar wetland of international importance, and one of the New7Wonders of Nature.
  • entity-description, international-designation ramsar-site
    It has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a Ramsar wetland of international importance, and one of the New7Wonders of Nature.
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Wikidata: Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Wikidata Q824602, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Philippines
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for Philippines, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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