Lake Apo
| Lake Apo | |
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 Lake Apo from an overlooking ridge in Valencia, Bukidnon. | |
  Lake Apo Location within the Philippines | |
| Location | Bukidnon |
| Coordinates | 7°52′49″N125°0′22″E/ 7.88028°N 125.00611°E |
| Type | Crater lake |
| Basincountries | Philippines |
| Surface area | 24 ha (0.24 km2)[1] |
| Average depth | 17 m (55.77 ft) |
| Max. depth | 26 m (85.30 ft)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 640 m (2,099.74 ft)[2] |
| Settlements | Valencia |
| References | [1][2] |
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Lake Apois acrater lakein Barangay Guinoyoran in the city ofValenciainBukidnonprovincein thePhilippines.It is located in a hilly area about 640 metres (2,100 ft) in elevation, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) WSW of the citypoblacion(town center). Lake Apo was awarded the cleanest inland body of water inNorthern MindanaoRegion (Region X) in the late 1990s. The green body of water has an estimated area of 24 hectares (59 acres) with maximum depths reaching up to 26 m (85 ft).[1]
Etymology
[edit]The name of the lake come from thebisayatermapo,meaning elder or grandparent. According to legend, there was a man living in the mountains who assaulted his granddaughter and was punished by the mountain deities for his disrespectful act by flooding the area forming the Lake Apo.[3]
Geology
[edit]The lake is acrater lake,a basin formed on an old volcanic cone that was later filled with water. It was erroneously reported as a circularrift lake,as this area is not arift zonebut a volcanic area evident by the presence of nearby volcanic peaks likeMusuan Peak(7 kilometres or 4.3 miles to the E),Mount Kalatungan(20 kilometres or 12 miles to the NW), Mount Dagumbaan (10 kilometres or 6.2 miles to the SW), Mount Kidongin (25 kilometres or 16 miles to the SW), and thevolcanic fieldeast ofPangantucan, Bukidnon(7 kilometres or 4.3 miles to the west). Another small volcanic cone is located just 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Lake Apo.
Incidents
[edit]- March 29, 2015 – 2 teens were drowned after trying to cross the lake using a small bamboo raft; the said bodies were recovered on April 1.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcd"Places of interest".Official Website of the Province of Bukidnon.October 18, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon October 12, 2011.RetrievedOctober 18,2008.
- ^ab"List of Lakes - Philippines".RetrievedOctober 16,2008.
- ^"Valencia City Tourism".City of Valencia, Bukidnon.RetrievedOctober 18,2008.
- ^dela Pena, Pena (April 4, 2015)."2 teens drown in Lake Apo".ABS-CBN Northern Mindanao.ABS-CBN News.RetrievedApril 4,2015.
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