One of the longest navigable underground rivers in the world, with a stretch that flows straight out to sea inside a cave
Area
220 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1999
Declared in 1999 and one of the New7Wonders of Nature chosen by international public vote in 2012, the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is one of the longest navigable underground rivers in the world, with a stretch of over 8 km flowing straight out into the South China Sea within a limestone cave system — a direct underground river-to-sea connection extremely rare at this scale.
2 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.
Ecosystems found in the Philippines, where Puerto Princesa Subterranean River lies.
Where can I dive near here?
181 km away
247 km away
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Philippines
Same country: Philippines
Same country: Philippines
Same country: Philippines
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Region
South-East Asia (Palawan)
Climate
Tropical
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