What's RP's lowest point at or below sea level?
Todd Ramirez
My daughter is doing a school project on the Philippines and she's
being asked about the highest point above sea level (we think it's Mt.
Apo) and the lowest point at/below sea level.
Any information you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
in advance.
Todd
DJ, Programmer/Analyst, Instructor
Ottawa,Canada
(613) 957-2230 work Gotta kick at the darkness till
834-4145 home it bleeds daylight. - B. Cockburn
Fred Amores
I read about Philippine Deep- one of the lowest point on earth next to the
Marianas Deep.
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Todd Ramirez <ram...@revcan.ca> wrote in article
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Paul Bondoc
On Sat, 25 Jan 1997 15:51:47 GMT, ram...@revcan.ca (Todd Ramirez)
wrote:
>My daughter is doing a school project on the Philippines and she's
>being asked about the highest point above sea level (we think it's Mt.
>Apo) and the lowest point at/below sea level.
>
>Any information you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
>in advance.
>
>Todd
>DJ, Programmer/Analyst, Instructor
>Ottawa,Canada
>(613) 957-2230 work Gotta kick at the darkness till
> 834-4145 home it bleeds daylight. - B. Cockburn
I think the lowest point below sea level is somewhere in Mindanao.
Paul
You may disagree with my opinion, but do so in a non profane manner.
Otherwise, I will simply ignore it!
Selwyn Clyde Alojipan
Paul Bondoc <pdbo...@idiom.com> wrote in article
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> On Sat, 25 Jan 1997 15:51:47 GMT, ram...@revcan.ca (Todd Ramirez)
> wrote:
>
> >My daughter is doing a school project on the Philippines and she's
> >being asked about the highest point above sea level (we think it's Mt.
> >Apo) and the lowest point at/below sea level.
> >
Mt. Pulog in Northern Luzon (8,000+ feet) followed by Mt. Halcon in
northern Mindoro island (8,000+ feet). Other tall mountains are Mt.
Kitanglad in northern Mindanao and Mt. Banahaw in southern Luzon (both at
about 8,000 ft also). Mt. Mayon is at about 7,000+ ft. Sorry if I don't
have their exact elevations.
> >Any information you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
> >in advance.
> >
> >Todd
> >DJ, Programmer/Analyst, Instructor
> >Ottawa,Canada
> >(613) 957-2230 work Gotta kick at the darkness till
> > 834-4145 home it bleeds daylight. - B. Cockburn
>
> I think the lowest point below sea level is somewhere in Mindanao.
>
> Paul
The lowest point on dry land in the Philippines is at sea level. However,
the lowest point within Philippine territory (this includes the seas around
the archipelago) is a few miles off Surigao (northeastern Mindanao) where
the Philippine Deep (or Philippine Trench) runs north-south. This is the
second deepest place on the earth's surface after the Marianas Trench and
is only a few hundred feet shallower. I don't have an almanac but I know
it's in the range of 35,000 to 36,000 feet deep (seven miles down).
>
> You may disagree with my opinion, but do so in a non profane manner.
> Otherwise, I will simply ignore it!
>
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Conrad Gonzalez
In article <01bc0bf6$5b25de40$6274...@selwyn.mozcom.com>, sel...@mozcom.com
says...
>
>The lowest point on dry land in the Philippines is at sea level. However,
>the lowest point within Philippine territory (this includes the seas around
>the archipelago) is a few miles off Surigao (northeastern Mindanao) where
>the Philippine Deep (or Philippine Trench) runs north-south. This is the
>second deepest place on the earth's surface after the Marianas Trench and
>is only a few hundred feet shallower. I don't have an almanac but I know
>it's in the range of 35,000 to 36,000 feet deep (seven miles down).
There were some geologic speculations that the province of Surigao, at the
edge of the Philippine Deep has the possibility of falling off that trench as
a result of plate tectonics. This is not meant to scare the Surigaoans. Of
course, this will not happen in our life time. The trench is so deep that
you could theoretically submerge the highest mountain on earth, Mount Everest
with a peak of 29,028 ft. Of course, you have also heard about the state of
California being sawed off from the North American continent and drifting
towards the Aleutians. Might be a good time to buy beach front property in
Arizona.
--
Conrad Gonzalez
Hanover, VA
"The Peenoy Redneck"
"From the sticks of Virginia"
Current Occupant
"Selwyn Clyde Alojipan" <sel...@mozcom.com> wrote:
>The lowest point on dry land in the Philippines is at sea level. However,
Are you sure about this? I had a vague recollection that parts of
metropolitan Manila area are below sea level. Which explains why the
University of Santo Thomas campus was always flooded even on sunny
days. That's flood control, makes sure the flood water goes from UP to
UST.
Which brings to mind a funny cartoon on a Manila daily. It showed a
flooded underpass beside the Manila city hall. The caption read,
"Yebaho, yebaha!"
Paul Bondoc
You may be right. If I remember it correctly, it is the Lacson
underpass you are talking about.
Come to think of it, this underpass has to be lower than sea level
since no pump can keep it dry from even the slightest rain :-)
Paul
Rick&Neneng
Current Occupant wrote:
>
> "Selwyn Clyde Alojipan" <sel...@mozcom.com> wrote:
>
> >The lowest point on dry land in the Philippines is at sea level. However,
>
> Are you sure about this? I had a vague recollection that parts of
> metropolitan Manila area are below sea level. Which explains why the
> University of Santo Thomas campus was always flooded even on sunny
> days. That's flood control, makes sure the flood water goes from UP to
> UST.
>
> Which brings to mind a funny cartoon on a Manila daily. It showed a
> flooded underpass beside the Manila city hall. The caption read,
> "Yebaho, yebaha!"
It's a shame that Romeo Rodriqiuz is gone to Indonesia. He is a
geologist that has
spent lots of time working in the Philippines. He now resides in New
Zealand. He would know this answer.
Rick
Fred Amores
Some parts of Manila is about 3 feet below sea level. That's the reason
why even on a sunny day it floods low lying areas cause by high tides. I
observed that old drainages that goes to Pasig river and esteros are
below or little bit above the water level because of heavy silt and
garbages. During high tides sea water out flow back (reverse out flow) to
drainages causing floods. The street onceI lived was elevated one and half
meter from its original pavement, but, still high tides floodings is beyond
control. Water goes out on drainages. Espana/Dapitan area are floods
zones.
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Current Occupant <*si...@cryogen.com*> wrote in article
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quasimodo
Yes. I believe it's called (alternately) "Philippine Deep" or "Mindanao
Trench." As to how deep it is, all I remember now is that it's (probably) the
second-lowest point in the world, next to the Marianas Trench.
Kuba
In article <32eb118b...@idiom.com>, pdbo...@idiom.com says...
Donald Reese
"Fred Amores" <amo...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>I read about Philippine Deep- one of the lowest point on earth next to the
>Marianas Deep.
That's the Philippine Trench and yes it is the second deepest point on
the earths crust it is over 5000 fathoms deep. I forget the exact
depth. The deepest point is indeed the Marianas Trench. You can get
a map with the earths features above and below the waters surface from
national geograhic. Call their 800 #. its a cheap map and should
provide sufficient detail. jjust explain to them what you are looking
for. I have it at work so i'll try to remember to look up the depth
for you. If I forget maybe the national geographic people can tell
you. They are located in Washington DC just around the corner from the
Philippine Embassy.
Mt. Apo is 2295 meters high. It is the highest point and it is
located in Mindanao, in Catabato province. If you would like me to
e-mail you a scanned picture for a map of the Philippines just e-mail
me at dre...@groupz.net.
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>Todd Ramirez <ram...@revcan.ca> wrote in article
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>| My daughter is doing a school project on the Philippines and she's
>| being asked about the highest point above sea level (we think it's Mt.
>| Apo) and the lowest point at/below sea level.
>|