Mount Apo, Mindanao http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Apo.JPG Kleomarlo
Mount Apo National Park is a national park in the southern Filipino island of Mindanao. It encompasses Mount Apo, the tallest mountain in the Philippines. The national park was established in 1936 by President Manuel L. Quezon. The park covers 54,974.87 hectares with two buffer zones of 2,571.73 hectares and 6,506.4 hectares.
Mount Apo National Park is home to a rich variety of Filipino wildlife. Over a hundred endemic species of bird species have been documented in the national park, which is also a sanctuary for the Philippine Eagle, the national bird of the Philippines.
Located within Mount Apo National Park is the namesake mountain, a 2,954-meter (9,692-foot) volcano with a 500-meter (1,600-foot) crater. There is a crater lake in the center. So far, the volcano has not erupted in recent times, at least, none has been recorded. It is today a popular destination for climbers. Unfortunately, poor maintenance and weak enforcement of the climbing trails have resulted in the area being littered by irresponsible visitors, despite attempts by regular climbers at cleaning up.
Visiting Mount Apo National Park
The nearest city to Mount Apo National Park is Davao City, located some 25 km (16 mi) to the northeast.
Sulfur vent on Mount Apo http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Apo_sulfur_vent3.JPG Kleomarlo
Let me take you to explore and discover Penang through my series of walking tours on YouTube. You may use these videos as your virtual tour guide. At the beginning of each video, I provide the starting point coordinates which you may key into your GPS, Google Maps or Waze, to be navigated to where I start the walk, and use the video as your virtual tour guide.
Disclaimer
Please use the information on this page as guidance only. The author endeavours to update the information on this page from time to time, but regrets any inaccuracies if there be any.
Hello and thanks for reading this page. My name is Timothy and my hobby is in describing places so that I can share the information with the general public. My website has become the go to site for a lot of people including students, teachers, journalists, etc. whenever they seek information on places, particularly those in Malaysia and Singapore. I have been doing this since 5 January 2003, for over twenty years already. You can read about me at Discover Timothy. By now I have compiled information on thousands of places, mostly in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, and I continue to add more almost every day. My goal is to describe every street in every town in Malaysia and Singapore.