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Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National ParkIUCN category III (natural monument or feature)Entrance to the Puerto Princesa Underground RiverShow map of PalawanShow map of PhilippinesLocationPalawan, PhilippinesNearestxc2xa0cityPuerto PrincesaCoordinates10xc2xb010xe2x80xb2N 118xc2xb055xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf10.167xc2xb0N 118.917xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 10.167; 118.917Coordinates: 10xc2xb010xe2x80xb2N 118xc2xb055xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf10.167xc2xb0N 118.917xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 10.167; 118.917Area22,202 hectares (54,860 acres)EstablishedNovember 12, 1999Governingxc2xa0bodyDepartment of Environment and Natural ResourcesCity of Puerto Princesa UNESCO World Heritage SiteTypeNaturalCriteriavii, xDesignated1999 (23rd session)Referencexc2xa0no.652revState PartyPhilippinesRegionAsia-Pacific Ramsar WetlandDesignatedJune 30, 2012Referencexc2xa0no.2084[1]
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area in the Philippines.
The park is located in the Saint Paul Mountain Range on the western coast of the island of Palawan, about 80 kilometers (50xc2xa0mi) north of the city of Puerto Princesa, and contains the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River (also known as the Puerto Princesa Underground River).
In 2010, a group of environmentalists and geologists discovered that the underground river has a second floor, which means that there are small waterfalls inside the cave.
They also found a cave dome measuring 300xc2xa0m (980xc2xa0ft) above the underground river, rock formations, large bats, a deep water hole in the river, more river channels, and another deep cave, as well as marine creatures and more.
Deeper areas of the underground river are almost impossible to explore due to oxygen deprivation.
On November 11, 2011, Puerto Princesa Underground River was provisionally chosen as one of the New7Wonders of Nature.
St. Pauls Underground River Cave is more than 24 kilometres (15xc2xa0mi) long and contains an 8.2-kilometre-long (5.1xc2xa0mi) underground section of the Cabayugan River.
The river winds through the cave before flowing directly into the West Philippine Sea[3] and is navigable by boat up to 4.3 kilometres (2.7xc2xa0mi) from the sea.
[4] The lower portion of the river up to six kilometres (3.7xc2xa0mi) from the sea, is subject to tidal influences.
Until the 2007 discovery of an underground river in Mexico's Yucatxc3xa1n Peninsula,[5] the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River was reputed to be the world's longest underground river.
Puerto Princesa Underground River was entered as the Philippine entry xe2x80x93 and topped the first round of voting xe2x80x93 in the New7Wonders of Nature competition.
On January 28, 2012, Malacaxc3xb1ang expressed elation on Saturday over the official inclusion of the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) in the world's New Seven Wonders of Nature.
"Confirmation that the Puerto Princesa Underground River is one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature is welcome news indeed.
[citation needed] Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III, in his speech during the official proclamation launch of the Puerto Princesa Underground River as one of the 28 finalists, urged the country's 80 million cellphone subscribers to vote PPUR via text.
On June 30, 2019, Puerto Princesa underground river was celebrated with a Google Doodle.
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park encompasses one of the worldxe2x80x99s most impressive cave systems, featuring spectacular limestone karst landscapes, pristine natural beauty, and intact old-growth forests and distinctive wildlife.
The property, comprising an area of approximately 22,202xc2xa0ha, contains an 8.2km long underground river.
The highlight of this subterranean river system is that it flows directly into the sea, with its brackish lower half subjected to tidal influence, distinguishing it as a significant natural global phenomenon.
The riverxe2x80x99s cavern presents remarkable, eye catching rock formations.
Criterion (vii): The Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park features a spectacular limestone or karst landscape.
It contains an underground river that flows directly to the sea.
The lower half of the river is brackish and subject to ocean tide.
The associated tidal influence on the river makes this a significant natural phenomenon.
The riverxe2x80x99s cavern exhibits dramatic speleothems and several large chambers of as much as 120m wide and 60m high.
Its accessibility and navigability up to 4.5km inland allows it to be experienced by the general public, who can view the magnificent rock formations on a river cruise unequalled by any other similar experience elsewhere in the world.
The property, including the karst mountain landscapes and the underground river, is in excellent condition.
The Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park, comprising 22,202xc2xa0ha and covering three barangays, encompasses the natural values of the property and is of adequate size to protect all the various landforms and the estuarine ecosystem that conveys the Outstanding Universal Value of the property.
The boundaries of the property cover the entire watershed of the underground river, thus protecting water quality and quantity and ensuring the long-term viability of the outstanding natural values contained within the property.
Management guidelines are needed to address threats to the property including pollutants impacting on water quality in the underground river.
Its key directive is to conserve the underground river and the forest ecosystem in their most natural state possible.
Water quality in the underground river, invariably affected by upstream activities in the catchment area, as well as concerns about pollution inputs to the river, need to be addressed in the management guidelines.