Naujan Lake National Park | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Oriental Mindoro |
Nearest town | Naujan, Pola, Socorro, and Victoria, Oriental Mindoro |
Coordinates | 13°10′N 121°20′E / 13.167°N 121.333°E |
Area | 21,655 ha (83.61 sq mi) |
Established | March 27, 1956 |
Governing body | Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
Naujan Lake | |
Location | Oriental Mindoro |
Coordinates | 13°10′N 121°20′E / 13.167°N 121.333°E |
Type | Tectonic |
Primary outflows | Butas River[1] (also called Naujan River)[2] |
Max. length | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
Max. width | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
Surface area | 81.25 square kilometres (31.37 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 45 m (148 ft) |
Surface elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
Islands | 3 islands |
Official name | Naujan Lake National Park |
Designated | November 12, 1999 |
Reference no. | 1008[3] |
Naujan Lake (Filipino pronunciation: [naʔuˈhan] naʔ-OO-han) is a freshwater lake in the Philippines located in the northeastern corner of the province of Oriental Mindoro on Mindoro Island. The lake is the fifth largest in the country and the main geographical feature of the Naujan Lake National Park. The entire area is a Ramsar Wetland Site since 1999.