Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also one of the three island groups in the country, along with Luzon and Visayas. Mindanao is surrounded by the Sulu Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. There you will find numerous coral reefs and tiny islets. A few miles offshore is found the Mindanao or Philippine Deep. This ocean trench, reaching measured depths of 35,400 feet, marks one of the greatest depths known on the earth’s surface.
Mindanao being the second largest island in the country at 94,630 square kilometers, and being the eighth most populous island in the world, Mindanao is larger than 125 countries worldwide, including the Netherlands, Portugal, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Taiwan and Ireland.
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