Frequently Asked Questions
Diving in the Philippines
Situated in the Pacific Ocean, the Philippines is comprised of some
7,100 tropical islands. With coastline in seas from Japan, the South
China Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Celebes Sea, the country has
some of the best diving in Southeast Asia. There is something for
everyone - from a novice to the expert.
The islands lie to the east of Vietnam, with The South China Sea to
the west and The Philippines Sea to the east. The capital, Manila,
is 2,400 kms northeast of Singapore. With such a multitude of
islands, many extremely small, it is easiest to categorize them them
into three main sections - Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao. The
climate is tropical, maritime with average temperatures of 27
degrees C.
With a total land area of 300,000 sq kms, The Philippines has 36,300
kms of coastline with 40,000 sq kms of coral reef supporting over
500 different types of coral and more than 2,400 types of fish.
Unfortunately, large tracts of coral are dead or deteriorating, but
conservation measures are slowing the decline. The key threats are
destructive fishing methods using explosives and poisons, excessive
fishing and pollution runoff from logging, agriculture and urban
development.
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