chocolate hills
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The Chocolate Hills are a famous geological formation in Bohol, Philippines, consisting of thousands of nearly symmetrical, conical hills that turn brown in the dry season, resembling mounds of chocolate.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chocolate Hills | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| area | over 50 square kilometers ⓘ |
| averageHeight | 30 to 50 meters ⓘ |
| climateInfluence | appearance changes with seasons ⓘ |
| colorInDrySeason | brown ⓘ |
| colorInWetSeason | green ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| designationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| distanceFromTagbilaran | about 55 kilometers ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
municipality of Batuan
ⓘ
municipality of Sagbayan ⓘ |
| formationProcess |
erosion
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weathering of marine limestone ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition |
karst
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewDeck |
Chocolate Hills Complex in Carmen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sagbayan Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
turning chocolate-brown in dry season
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uniform cone-shaped hills ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bohol
NERFINISHED
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Bohol Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Visayas ⓘ municipality of Carmen ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bohol Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | up to about 120 meters ⓘ |
| mythology | associated with local legends of giants ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named for resemblance to chocolate mounds ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Tagbilaran City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHills |
about 1268
ⓘ
more than 1200 ⓘ |
| partOf | Philippine karst landscapes ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Geological Monument of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Region VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape |
conical
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nearly symmetrical hills ⓘ |
| surfaceCover | grass ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
photography
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sightseeing ⓘ viewing from observation decks ⓘ |
| tourismCenter | Carmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | on tentative list for World Heritage Site (proposed) ⓘ |
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