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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Hundred Islands National Park

The Hundred Islands National Park is located in the coastal waters of the Philippine province of Pangasinan and is a popular destination for tourists.

The National Park is located in Alaminos, Pangasinan.  The archipelago includes 123 smaller islands covering an area of 1,884 hectares.  Only the three islands Governor, Quezon and Children's Iceland have so far been developed for tourism.  A similar look and shape that has Britania Island group off the coast of Mindanao.




Fauna
In 2010, research into the species living in the park. The park include dragons, cynomolgus monkeys and loewaks. Also, one finds large turtle species such as the Pacific Ridley turtle and the green turtle, sea snakes, such as Laticauda colubrina and dugongs.



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