Apo Reef

Apo Reef
Apo Reef
IUCN category II (national park)
	View from the Apo Reef Lighthouse on Apo Island
	Location in the Philippines Apo Reef (Philippines)
Location	Mindoro Strait, Philippines
Nearest city	Sablayan
Coordinates	12°39′42″N 120°24′52″E / 12.66167°N 120.41444°E
Area	34 square kilometres (13 sq mi)
Governing body	Department of Environment and Natural Resources; Municipal Government of Sablayan

Apo Reef is a coral reef system in the Philippines situated in the western waters of Occidental Mindoro province in the Mindoro Strait. Encompassing 34 square kilometres (13 sq mi), it is considered the world's second-largest contiguous coral reef system, and is the largest in the country.^[1] The reef and its surrounding waters are protected areas administered as the Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP). It is one of the best known and most popular diving regions in the country, and is in the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage Sites.^[2]

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^ Hutchinson, Gretchen and Ventura, Edgar M. (1987). "Philippine Dive Versions", pg. 74. Philippine Dive Versions, Makati.

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[hutchinson-2] Hutchinson, Gretchen and Ventura, Edgar M. (1987). "Philippine Dive Versions", pg. 74. Philippine Dive Versions, Makati.

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Apo Reef
IUCN category II (national park)
View from the Apo Reef Lighthouse on Apo Island
Location in the Philippines Show map of Luzon Apo Reef (Philippines) Show map of Philippines
Location	Mindoro Strait, Philippines
Nearest city	Sablayan
Coordinates	12°39′42″N 120°24′52″E / 12.66167°N 120.41444°E / 12.66167; 120.41444
Area	34 square kilometres (13 sq mi)
Governing body	Department of Environment and Natural Resources Municipal Government of Sablayan