HUNDRED ISLAND
NATIONAL GEOLOGICAL MONUMENT
DECLARATION
THE HUNDRED ISLANDS OF PANGASINAN
WERE SHAPED FROM UPLIFTED CORAL DEPOSITS BY THE EROSIONAL
ACTION OF RAINWATER AND GROUNDWATER.
THESE ISLANDS CLUSTERED IN
THE LINGAYEN GULF NORTHEAST OF ALAMINOS CONSISTS OF 123 HILLS
OF VARYING SIZES.
IN RECOGNITION OF ITS SPECIAL
CHARACTERISTICS, SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE, UNIQUENESS AND HIGH
SCENIC VALUE, THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON GEOGOGICAL SCIENCES
DECLARES THE HUNDRED ISLANDS OF PANGASINAN A NATIONAL GEOLOGICAL
MONUMENT.
14 SEPTEMBER 2001.
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(Sgd.) MEHERSON T. ALVAREZ
Secretary
Department of Environment
And NAtural Resources
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(Sgd.) HORACIO C. RAMOS
Chairman
National Committee on
Geological Sciences
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(Sgd.) NIXON T. KUA
General Manager
Philippine Tourism
Authority
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(Sgd.) VICTOR B. MAGLAMBAYAN
Chairman
Sub-Committee on
National Programs
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