WATER FORMS OF THE

PHILIPPINES
Presented by:
Lugtu, Jhonric M.
OCEAN
This is the widest and largest body of water
in the world. Huge sea vessels can travel
here. There are five oceans in the world:

Pacific Ocean ocean closest to the
Philippines. This is also the largest
ocean.
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean

SEA
The sea is salty. A lot of aquatic resources
live in the sea. Examples of seas are the
Philippine Sea and the South China Sea
(which is the largest sea near the
Philippines).

LAKE
A lake is a body of water surrounded by
land. There are many lakes in the
Philippines. Lake water is fresh, and some
of the fish that you can find in Philippine
lakes are hito (catfish), dalag, tilapia, and
ayungin.
Examples of lakes
are: Taal Lake
and Lanao Lake


CHANNEL
A channel is a wide body of water found
between islands. This has to be crossed
into order to move from one island to
another.
Examples of channels are: Babuyan
Channel (found in
northern Luzon),
and Balintang
Channel (separates
Batanes from the
Babuyan Islands)

WATERFALL
Waterfalls fall from a high place. Examples
are: Tinago Falls (found in Iligan City),
and Katibawasan Falls (found in
Camiguin).

BAY
This serves as a harbor for sea-faring
vessels in the Philippines. Passengers ride
here, and goods can be loaded for transport
to different places. Manila Bay is known
for its beautiful sunsets.
Examples are:
Subic Bay, and
Manila Bay.
STRAIT
This is a narrow body of water, which
separates two large land forms. Examples
are: San Juanico Strait which is found
between Samar and Leyte. This is the
narrowest strait in the Philippines.

GULF
This is part of the ocean, and can be found
at the opening of the sea. This can be used
as a port for sea vessels. You can also fish
here.
Examples: Lingayen Gulf found near
Pangasinan, and
Ragay Gulf found
near Camarines
Norte.

RIVER
The river is a wide body of water that flows
towards the sea. It has fresh water, so
fresh-water fishes are harvested from
rivers.
Examples of rivers are: Cagayan River
(the longest and
largest river in the
Philippines), Pasig
River (a river that
can be seen in the
city)

STREAM or BROOK
This is a small body of flowing water. The
source is a spring.

CREEK
This is shallow and smaller than a stream.
The water is used by farmers to irrigate
their rice fields.

SPRING
This is the smallest body of water. The
water come from beneath the ground, and
can be either hot or cold. Hot springs can
be found in areas near volcanoes.
Examples: Bukal ng Bundok Makiling,
Tiwi Hot Spring