- Source: Lake Mainit
Lake Mainit is the fourth largest lake in the Philippines, having a surface area of 173.40 square kilometres (66.95 sq mi). The lake is also the deepest lake in the country with maximum depth reaching 223 metres (732 ft). It is located in the northeastern section of Mindanao and shared between the provinces of Surigao del Norte and Agusan del Norte.
Etymology
The name of the lake is a Visayan word mainit, which means "hot".
Flora and fauna
= Plants
=Fire orchid (Vanda hookeriana)
Narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus)
Molave tree (Vitex parviflora)
Philippine rosewood or "toog"
Kamagong
Mancono
Malabayabas (Eucalyptus spp.)
Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
= Animals
=Animals
Mindanao scops owl
Mindanao savanna nightjar
Mindanao Himalayan swiftlet
Mindanao forest kingfisher
White-breasted sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
Monkeys
Wild pigs
Fish
"Casili" (Anguilla spp.)
Mudfish, "hayuan" or "halwan" (Channa striata)
Gurami (Gourami belontiidae)
"Bolinao" (Neostethus thessa)
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
"Tilapia" (Oreochromis niloticus)
List
= Municipalities bordering the lake
=Mainit, Surigao del Norte
Alegria, Surigao del Norte
Jabonga, Agusan del Norte
Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte
= Municipalities within Lake Mainit's watershed
=References
Further reading
A Directory of Philippine Wetlands. Vol I, compiled by Davies, J. et al. (Asian Wetland Bureau Philippines Foundation, Inc, 1991)
Webpage on Lake Minit (cited part available online)
External links
Geographic data related to Lake Mainit at OpenStreetMap
Lake Mainit Updates
Lake Mainit Development Alliance
LMDA Updates
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Bahasa Surigaonon
- Daftar danau terdalam di dunia
- Davao de Oro
- Daftar taman nasional di Filipina
- Lake Mainit
- Mainit
- Agusan del Norte
- Lake Mainit Development Alliance
- Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.
- Surigaonon language
- Lake Buluan
- BRP Lake Caliraya
- Alegria, Surigao del Norte
- Bolinaw
