Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River
Also known as Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park, Parc national de la riviere souterraine de Puerto Princesa
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (x).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Philippines
Inscribed
1999
Area
22,202 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River is about 50 km north-east of Puerto Princesa. The nearest other World Heritage site is Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, about 170 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Puerto Princesa · about 157,000 peopleabout 50 km south-west
- Iloilo · about 388,000 peopleabout 400 km east
- Bacolod · about 949,000 peopleabout 450 km east
- Roxas · about 103,000 peopleabout 450 km east
- Batangas · about 425,000 peopleabout 460 km north-east
- Cadiz · about 283,000 peopleabout 490 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PhilippinesNatural171 km away
MalaysiaNatural512 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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