IF:
the Hundred Islands in the Philippines is really number a hundred?
Is it less than a hundred? Is is more than a hundred?
or exactly a hundred?
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Hello Hiveans/Hivers. I hope everyone is well and doing great. Before we find out the number of Islands (or should I say 'Islets') of the Philippines' Hundred Islands, let us just run through a bit of information about the Hundred Islands and let me share my past tours/experiences on it.
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But when did the Hundred Islands discovered? and when did it became a National Park?
It is believed that it was 2 million years ago that the Islands was formed [c];
But on January 18, 1940, the Presidential Proclamation No. 667(Hundred Islands National Park), signed by President Manuel L. Quezon, makes it a National Park with an area of 16.76 square kilometers [c];
Additionaly, on June 22, 1962, under The Republic Act No. 3655, the Hundred Islands Conservation and Development Authority (HICDA) was formed to manage the HINP [c];
And on June 21, 2005, under the *Executive Order No. 436, *signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, the management of the whole Hundred islands National Park, including all activities, was passed on the local government of Alaminos, Pangasinan [c].
Hundred Islands composed of many different mushroom-like islands.
There are small, there are big islands but there are only 4 major or developed islands in there, namely [a][c].:
1.) Governor Island
2.) Children's Island
3.) Quezon Island
4.) Marcos Island
You can do Island Hopping on these 4 Island as well as the on the other Islands, You can also rent cottages or rooms if you want to stay overnight. There is also dining areas, grilling area and picnic tables. These are the some other activities that you can do around the Islands [a]:
🏊 Swimming
🤿 Snorkeling
🚣 Kayaking
🏕️ Camping
🥾 Trekking
🍌 Banana Boat
🧗 Wall Climbing
✅ Zipline
I have been at Hundred Islands for two times:
1.) in 2010, College Field Trip
2.) in 2017, Family Trip
To be honest, I can barely remember something the first time I have been on the Hundred Islands. It was more than 10 years ago. I was still at my 2nd year on college at that time, all I can share are the photos that I uploaded from my Facebook. But one thing is for sure:
I was really amazed and excited at that time.
Of course, I have seen photos of it before the Trip but I can't help to be amazed the moment I saw it with my own eyes. Below are some of the photos that I took during our 2010 College Field Trip :
The 'mushroom'-like shaped Islands was formed because of the eroding action of the ocean waves. [c].
As usual the place is still as amazing as before. The 'mushroom'-like Islands. The breeze of the ocean winds. We have a nice weather, perfect for a dip in a beach. We have done island hopping, little bit of trekking, swimming(most of the time).
My most unforgettable experience is when we do kayaking. Together with my cousin, brothers and friends, we kayak from one Island to another Island. We came back from the previous Island where we came just by kayak. We row along and against the waves. Most of the times the waves were just mild, but there were also strong waves, we thought our kayaks will turn over, luckily it did not. After an hour of rowing, I was really exhausted, I can't lift my arms. It was really fun.
Now to answer our question:
IF:
the Hundred Islands in the Philippines is really number a hundred?
Is it less than a hundred? Is is more than a hundred?
or exactly a hundred?
Here is what the Wikipedia says:
". . .The islands, totaling 124 at low tide and 123 at high tide, are scattered in Lingayen Gulf covering an area of 16.76 square kilometres (6.47 sq mi). . . ." - Wikipedia Article about The Hundred Islands. [c]
There we go, we've got 2 answers. 124 at Low Tide and 123 at High Tide. 😀
🆃🅷🅰🅽🅺 🆈🅾🆄! for reading and taking an interest up to this. I hope you have learned something and enjoyed reading my post. I recommend that you visit The Hundred Islands here in the Philippines. It really is one of the best and unique experience. I will definitely going back here again, but next time it will be together with my partner and my 2 sons. 😀
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[a] [https://guidetothephilippines.ph/destinations-and-attractions/hundred-island-national-park]
[c] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Islands_National_Park#cite_ref-EO436_1-0]
