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Philippines

The Philippines is an archipelago of approximately 7,641 islands, with a total land area of about 300,000 square kilometers. The terrain is predominantly mountainous, with narrow coastal plains and valleys. The highest peak is Mount Apo on Mindanao, reaching 2,954 meters (9,692 feet) above sea level. Other…

Average elevation: 33 m

Wisconsin

United States

Wisconsin's topography is characterized by a diverse landscape shaped by glacial activity, resulting in a mixture of rolling hills, flat plains, and numerous lakes. The state’s highest point is Timms Hill, reaching an elevation of 1,952 feet (595 meters), while its lowest point is the shore of Lake Michigan…

Average elevation: 301 m

Baguio

Philippines

In 1903, Filipinos, Japanese and Chinese workers were hired to build Kennon Road, the first road directly connecting Baguio with the lowlands of La Union and Pangasinan. Before this, the only road to Benguet was Naguilian Road, and it was largely a horse trail at higher elevations. Camp John Hay was…

Average elevation: 881 m

Laguna

Philippines

Laguna is home to 24 mountains, most of which are inactive volcanoes. The highest peak in Laguna is Mt. Banahaw, with an elevation of 2,170 m (7,120 ft). Banahaw, unlike most other volcanoes in Laguna, is an active complex stratovolcano, which last erupted in 1843. Banahaw is located in the boundary of Laguna…

Average elevation: 183 m

Quezon City

Philippines

Founded as a pueblo by Saint Pedro Bautista in 1590, San Francisco del Monte may be considered Quezon City's oldest district. The original land area of the old town of San Francisco del Monte was approximately2.5 square kilometres (1.0 sq mi) and covered parts of what is currently known as Project 7 and 8 and…

Average elevation: 57 m

Pampanga

Philippines

Average elevation: 122 m

Oas

Philippines > Albay

Average elevation: 39 m

Kinatihan II

Philippines

Average elevation: 22 m

Zamboanga City

Philippines

The overall topography of the city could be described as rolling to very steep. There are some flat lands, mostly narrow strips along the east coast. The urban center is mostly flat with a gentle slope to the interior, ranging from 0% to 3%. A portion, about 38,000 hectares, has slopes ranging from 18% to 30%.…

Average elevation: 78 m

Biñan

Philippines > Laguna > Biñan

Average elevation: 59 m

Biliran

Philippines

The main volcanic island of Biliran features mountainous interiors with very narrow coastal areas. Only the municipalities of Naval and Caibiran have wide plains extending about 7 km (4.3 mi) from the coast suitable for agriculture. Mount Suiro, an inactive volcano, is the highest point on Biliran Island with…

Average elevation: 54 m

Narvacan

Philippines > Ilocos Sur

Average elevation: 15 m

Dingalan

Philippines > Aurora

Average elevation: 249 m

Bohol

Philippines

Average elevation: 116 m

San Rafael

Philippines > Bulacan

Average elevation: 32 m

Antipolo

Philippines > Rizal

Its higher elevation than that of Metro Manila affords it a scenic view of the metropolitan area, especially at night. Its locally grown mangoes and cashews are popular among tourists, as well as suman – a local delicacy made out of glutinous rice. The Hinulugang Taktak National Park, which was once a…

Average elevation: 157 m

Batangas

Philippines

Batangas is a combination of plains and mountains, including one of the world's smallest volcanoes, Mt. Taal, with an elevation of 600 metres (2,000 ft), located in the middle of the Taal Lake. Other important peaks are Mount Macolod with an elevation of 830 metres (2,720 ft), Mt. Banoy with 960 metres (3,150…

Average elevation: 126 m

Bulacan

Philippines

Average elevation: 214 m

Batanes

Philippines

Average elevation: 26 m

Cebu

Philippines

Average elevation: 89 m

Las Piñas

Philippines

Average elevation: 14 m

Calabarzon

Philippines

Average elevation: 99 m

Valencia

Philippines > Bukidnon

The city's topography is characterized as flat to undulating hills with extensive plateaus and mountainous areas and cliffs on both eastern and western portions bounding the municipality of San Fernando on the east and the municipality of Talakag on the west. Its highest point is Mount Kalatungan in the…

Average elevation: 566 m

Lapu-Lapu

Philippines

Average elevation: 93 m

Cagayan de Oro

Philippines

Cagayan de Oro, located along the north-central coast of Mindanao, Philippines, encompasses a diverse topography that significantly influences its terrain. The city spans approximately 488.86 square kilometers (188.75 square miles), featuring a 25-kilometer (16 miles) coastline along Macajalar Bay. The…

Average elevation: 224 m

Bicol Region

Philippines

Average elevation: 35 m

Malainen Luma

Philippines > Cavite > Naic

Average elevation: 54 m

Bohol

Philippines > Bohol

Average elevation: 77 m

Paquibato District

Philippines > Davao City

Average elevation: 266 m

Magsaysay

Philippines > Misamis Oriental > Magsaysay

Average elevation: 35 m

Malabon

Philippines

Average elevation: 6 m

Boise

United States of America > Idaho > Boise

Boise (/ˈbɔɪsi/ (listen)) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, and is the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is 41 miles (66 km) east of the Oregon border, and 110 miles (177 km) north of the Nevada border. The downtown area's…

Average elevation: 1,040 m

Quezon City

Philippines

In order to make Quezon's dream a reality and to mobilize funds for the land purchase, the People's Homesite Corporation (PHC) was created on October 14, 1938, as a subsidiary of NDC, with an initial capital of ₱2 million. Roces was the chairman of the Board of PHC, and they immediately acquired the vast…

Average elevation: 39 m

Mati

Philippines > Davao Oriental

Average elevation: 47 m

Nampicuan

Philippines > Nueva Ecija

Average elevation: 19 m

Cavite

Philippines

Another theory proposes that the name is a Hispanicized form of kabit, Tagalog for "joined", "connected", or "attached", referring to the peninsula's topographical relation to the mainland. Edmund Roberts, in his 1821 memoir, stated that the "natives" called it Caveit due to the "crooked point of land…

Average elevation: 88 m

Los Angeles

United States > California

Average elevation: 621 m

Seoul

South Korea > Seoul > Jung-gu

Average elevation: 56 m

La Trinidad

Philippines > Benguet

The terrain is generally mountainous with springs, rivers and creeks. The town has a valley which encompasses several barangays. The valley floor elevation is at 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) above sea level. Elevation ranges from 500 to 1,700 metres (1,600 to 5,600 ft) above sea level.

Average elevation: 1,123 m

Makati

Philippines

Average elevation: 14 m

Happy Hallow

Philippines > Baguio

Average elevation: 1,208 m

Maripipi

Philippines > Biliran

Average elevation: 52 m

Badiangan

Philippines > Iloilo

Average elevation: 66 m

Ipil

Philippines > Zamboanga Sibugay

Average elevation: 21 m

Datu Paglas

Philippines > Maguindanao del Sur

Average elevation: 62 m

Ditsaan-Ramain

Philippines > Lanao del Sur

Average elevation: 699 m

Midsalip

Philippines > Zamboanga del Sur

Average elevation: 363 m

Mindanao

Philippines

In the eastern portion of the island, from Bilas Point in Surigao del Norte to Cape San Agustin in Davao Oriental, is a range of complex mountains known in their northern portion as the Diwata Mountains. This range is low and rolling in its central portion. A proposed road connecting Bislig on the east coast…

Average elevation: 54 m

Pengue Ruyu

Philippines > Cagayan

Average elevation: 25 m

Dumaguete

Philippines > Negros Oriental

As a coastal city, it is bounded on the east by the Bohol Sea and the Tañon Strait, serving as a natural border of southeastern Negros Island Region to the neighboring Central Visayas. The city's topography is generally flat from two to six kilometers from the shoreline. It slopes gently upwards to the…

Average elevation: 56 m

Poro Point

Philippines > La Union > San Fernando

Average elevation: 2 m

Manolo Fortich

Philippines > Bukidnon

Average elevation: 712 m

Agusan River

Philippines > Agusan del Sur

Average elevation: 241 m

Macasandig

Philippines

Average elevation: 42 m

Nueva Vizcaya

Philippines

Average elevation: 107 m

Albay

Philippines

Average elevation: 48 m

Talisay

Philippines > Camarines Norte

The fertile soil, topography (averaging about 10 metres (33 ft) above sea-level) and suitable climate are the main reasons why agriculture is the economic backbone of the town. Rice and coconut farming are the major agricultural activities for most of the barangays and fishing is the second thriving industry…

Average elevation: 10 m

Davao City

Philippines

Average elevation: 249 m

Manila

Philippines

Average elevation: 12 m

La Union

Philippines

Topography

Average elevation: 442 m

Catanduanes

Philippines

The topography of Catanduanes Island is rugged and mountainous, becoming more pronounced towards the central portion of the island. Less than 10 percent of the land area has a slope gradient under 8 percent, mostly fractured and narrow strips of plains located along the coastal areas where most of the…

Average elevation: 35 m

Camiguin

Philippines

Camiguin Island is a pearl-shaped island with an area of approximately 238 km2 (92 sq mi). The island measures about 23 kilometres (14 mi) at its longest and 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) at its widest breadth. The island is mountainous with the highest elevation reaching over 5,000 ft (1,500 m). It is encircled by…

Average elevation: 35 m

Mountain Province

Philippines

Average elevation: 1,037 m

Ternate

Philippines > Cavite

Average elevation: 75 m

Bauang

Philippines > La Union

Average elevation: 40 m

Cabadbaran

Philippines > Agusan del Norte

It is 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Butuan. It is generally flat with rolling hills and swamplands in its western part. The highest of all mountains in the Caraga region, Mount Hilong-Hilong (with an altitude of 2,012 metres (6,601 ft) above sea level), rises in this city.

Average elevation: 179 m

Malolos

Philippines > Bulacan

Malolos is relatively flat of about 0.81% to a gently sloping of 2.17%. The slope of the land descends towards west, southwest to southern direction. The highest land elevation is at about 6.0 meters above sea level while the lowest is only half a meter below sea level. A network of natural waterways and…

Average elevation: 6 m

Bacolod

Philippines

Bacólod (English: Bacolod), is derived from bakólod (Old Spelling: bacólod), the Old Hiligaynon (Old Ilonggo) (Old Spelling: Ylongo and Ilongo) word for a "hill, turtle, mound, rise, hillock, down, any small eminence or elevation", since the resettlement was founded on a stony, hilly area, now the barangay…

Average elevation: 49 m

Cebu City

Philippines > Cebu > Cebu City

Average elevation: 140 m

Kiamba

Philippines > Sarangani

Average elevation: 55 m

Zamboanga del Sur

Philippines

Average elevation: 158 m

Navotas

Philippines

Average elevation: 7 m

Second Thomas Shoal

Philippines

On July 12, 2016, the UNCLOS tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration concluded that Second Thomas Shoal is, or in its natural condition was, exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide and, accordingly, has low-tide elevations that do not generate an entitlement to a territorial sea, exclusive…

Average elevation: 0 m

Patag Island

Philippines

Average elevation: 0 m

Kota Island

Philippines

Average elevation: 0 m

Lankiam Cay

Philippines

Average elevation: 0 m

Southern Leyte

Philippines

Along with other mountain forms in the province, Mount Nacolod in Hinunangan town has the highest peak with an elevation of 948 metres (3,110 ft) above sea level. Young volcanic rocks are discovered in the terrain areas, which cover the top of the southern mountain ranges of Mount Cabalian in the Pacific Area…

Average elevation: 66 m

Sultan Kudarat

Philippines

Average elevation: 258 m

Lipadas River

Philippines

Average elevation: 501 m

Surigao del Sur

Philippines

Average elevation: 128 m

Iriga

Philippines

Average elevation: 115 m

Davao Gulf

Philippines

Average elevation: 0 m

Davao del Norte

Philippines

Average elevation: 403 m

Mimaropa

Philippines

Average elevation: 57 m

Oriental Mindoro

Philippines

Average elevation: 143 m

Capital District

Philippines

Average elevation: 3 m

Occidental Mindoro

Philippines

Average elevation: 90 m

Maguindanao del Sur

Philippines

Average elevation: 213 m

Aklan

Philippines

Mount Nausang, is formerly the highest peak in Aklan, standing at 5,190 ft (1,580 m), the discovery of Mount Timbaban is much higher, with an elevation of 5,830.1 ft (1,777.0 m) above sea level, Mount Timbaban is not considered as independent mountain, it is still part of Mount Madja-as sub-summit with only…

Average elevation: 96 m

Siquijor

Philippines

The island lies about 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of the nearest point on southern Negros, 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Cebu, 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Bohol, and 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Zamboanga del Norte in Mindanao. It is predominantly hilly and in many places the hills reach the sea,…

Average elevation: 17 m

Ilocos Region

Philippines

The southern parts of the region were severely hit by the 1990 Luzon earthquake. Five municipalities in La Union were affected: Agoo, Aringay, Caba, Santo Tomas, and Tubao with a combined population of 132,208. Many buildings, including the Agoo Municipal hall, the Museo de Iloko, the parish church of Aringay,…

Average elevation: 219 m

Lawak Island

Philippines

Average elevation: 0 m

Benguet

Philippines

The province suffers from crop damage resulting from seasonal frost during the cold months of December to March, especially in high-altitude towns such as Atok, Buguias, Mankayan and Kibungan. In February 2007, Benguet suffered crop damage due to temperatures reaching as low as 7 °C (45 °F).

Average elevation: 908 m

Barbaza

Philippines

Average elevation: 218 m

Tumaga River

Philippines

Average elevation: 384 m

Sulu

Philippines

Average elevation: 10 m

Basilan

Philippines

Basilan National Park is at the eastern portion of the remaining public forest between the city of Isabela and the municipalities of Lamitan, Tipo-Tipo and Sumisip. The park has an elevation of 971 metres (3,186 ft) above sea level, and the tallest peak, Puno Mahaji or Basilan Peak, dominates the park's…

Average elevation: 32 m

Tawi-Tawi

Philippines

Average elevation: 4 m

Sarangani

Philippines

Average elevation: 237 m