Chocolate Hills
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Chocolate Hills are a famous geological formation in Bohol, Philippines, consisting of hundreds of uniformly shaped, grass-covered limestone mounds that turn brown in the dry season, resembling chocolate drops.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
geological formation
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tourist attraction → |
| averageHeight |
30 to 50 meters
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| climateEffect |
appears green in rainy season
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turns brown in dry season → |
| colorInDrySeason |
brown
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| composedOf |
limestone
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| country |
Philippines
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| designatedBy |
National Committee on Geological Sciences of the Philippines
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| designationYear |
1988
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| drainagePattern |
karst drainage with underground water flow
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| elevationRange |
about 30 to 120 meters above surrounding terrain
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| featuredOn |
Philippine 200-peso banknote (older series)
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| formedFrom |
marine limestone uplifted above sea level
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| geologicalAge |
Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene (estimated)
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| geologicalOrigin |
karst topography
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| geologicalProcess |
dissolution of limestone
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| hasApproximateNumberOfHills |
around 1260
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over 1200 → |
| hasLocalLegend |
formed from stones from a giant’s fight
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formed from tears of a giant → |
| hasMaximumEstimatedNumberOfHills |
around 1776
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| hasSurfaceCover |
grass
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| hasUNESCOStatus |
on tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage (Philippines, past proposals)
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| locatedIn |
Bohol
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Bohol Province → Central Visayas → |
| locatedOn |
Bohol Island
NERFINISHED
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| majorViewpoint |
Chocolate Hills Complex in Carmen
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Sagbayan Peak → |
| maximumHeight |
about 120 meters
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| nameEtymology |
resemblance to chocolate drops
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| nearbyTown |
Batuan
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Carmen → Sagbayan → |
| notableFor |
dense concentration of limestone mounds
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seasonal color change → uniform conical and dome-shaped hills → |
| partOf |
Bohol tourism circuit
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| protectedStatus |
protected landscape (de facto, tourism and environmental regulations)
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| recognizedAs |
National Geological Monument of the Philippines
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| region |
Visayas
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| surfaceMaterial |
coralline limestone
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| tourismInfrastructure |
viewing deck
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visitor center → |
| touristActivities |
photography
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sightseeing → viewing from observation decks → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Central Visayas
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hasTouristAttraction |
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Visayas
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touristAttraction |