page_title: Geography of the Philippines
section_title: More than four
hierarchical_section_title: Geography of the Philippines / Statistics / Subnational quadripoint / More than four
caption_attribution_description: English: I used two files to make a new map with Mayon and its surrounding municipalities. The following files are: CC BY-SA 3.0, GFDL CC BY-SA 3.0, GFDL
context_page_description: The Philippines is an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands with a total land area of 300,000 square kilometers. It is the world's 5th largest island country. The eleven largest islands contain 95% of the total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon at about 105,000 square kilometers. The next largest island is Mindanao at about 95,000 square kilometers. The archipelago is around 800 kilometers from the Asian mainland and is located between Taiwan and Borneo.
  The Philippine archipelago is divided into three island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. The Luzon islands include Luzon itself, Palawan, Mindoro, Marinduque, Masbate, Romblon, Catanduanes, Batanes, and Polillo. The Visayas is the group of islands in the central Philippines, the largest of which are: Panay, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Siquijor, Biliran, and Guimaras. The Mindanao islands include Mindanao itself, Dinagat, Siargao, Camiguin, Samal, plus the Sulu Archipelago, composed primarily of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.
context_section_description: Four distinct geographic divisions converging at a single point is not uncommon in the Philippines, and there are other points of convergence between five or more divisions that can be found.
caption: Mayon shared by 8 cities/towns
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