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 The
Puerto
Princesa
Subterranean
River
National
Park
is
located
about
50
kilometers
north
of
the
city
of
Puerto
Princesa,
Palawan,
Philippines.
The
National
Park
is
located
in
the
Saint
Paul
Mountain
Range
on
the
northern
coast
of
the
island.
It
is
bordered
by
St
Paul
Bay
to
the
north
and
the
Babuyan
River
to
the
east.
The
City
Government
of
Puerto
Princesa
has
managed
the
National
Park
since
1992.
It
is
also
known
as
St.
Paul's
Subterranean
River
National
Park,
or
St.
Paul
Underground
River.
The
entrance
to
the
Subterranean
River
is
located
a
short
hike
from
little
town
of
Sabang. |
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It
features
a
limestone
karst
mountain
landscape
with
an
8.2
km.
navigable
underground
river.
A
distinguishing
feature
of
the
river
is
that
it
winds
through
a
cave
before
flowing
directly
into
the
South
China
Sea.
It
includes
major
formations
of
stalactites
and
stalagmites,
and
several
large
chambers.
The
lower
portion
of
the
river
is
subject
to
tidal
influences.
Until
the
2007
discovery
of
an
underground
river
in
Mexico's
Yucatan
Peninsula,
Puerto
Princesa's
underground
river
is
reputed
to
be
the
world's
longest. |
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The
area
also
represents
a
significant
habitat
for
biodiversity
conservation.
The
site
contains
a
full
mountain-to-the-sea
ecosystem
and
has
some
of
the
most
important
forests
in
Asia.
It
was
inscribed
by
the
UNESCO
as a
World
Heritage
Site
on
December
4,
1999. |
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