Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

- Nominee for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, Tubbataha Reef is a marine sanctuary, an atoll coral reef located in the Sulu Sea which is protected by UNESCO World Heritage Site as Tubbataha Reef Natural Park.

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Tubbataha Reef is one of the best nature spots in the Philippines because it houses two atoll coral reef systems. Small coral island is about 3 miles (5 km long) and 3 km wide while the larger coral reef island is approximately 10 miles (16 km) long and 3 miles (5 km) wide. The atolls are actually the sanctuary for more than 1,000 species of coral, fish, and even numerous bird lives. Sadly many are considered as endangered.

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Aside from being a marine sanctuary, Tubbataha is also renowned for being a bird sanctuary. Around the Tubbataha, there are tens of thousands of masked red-foot bobbles, terns, and frigate birds resting during their annual migration.