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Chocolate Hills Natural Monument
Philippines
Date de soumission : 16/05/2006
Critères: (vii)(viii)
Catégorie : Naturel
Soumis par :
Department of Environment and Natural resources (DENR) - Protected Areas and Wildfife
Bureau
État, province ou région :
Towns of Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan, Bohol
Coordonnées N124 10 E09 55
Ref.: 5024
Description
Chocolate Hills and its immediate environs are relatively flat to rolling topography with elevation ranges from 100 m to
500 m above sea level. It has been declared the country's 3rd National Geological Monument on June 18, 1988 in
recognition of its scientific value and geomorphic uniqueness.
Similar to the formations found in Java, the conical and almost symmetrical and same-sized hills known as the
"Chocolate Hills", are more aesthetically extensive. These were the uplift of coral deposits and the result of the action
of rainwater and erosion. The hills are located throughout the towns of Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan and consist of
about 1,776 mounds of the same general shape. During the dry season when precipitation in inadequate, the grasscovered hills turn chocolate brown, hence the name in reference to a branded confection.
Déclarations d’authenticité et/ou d’intégrité
It has been declared the country's 3rd National Geological Monument on June 18, 1988.
The hills are in the Philippine Tourism Authority's list of tourist destinations in the Philippines.
Comparaison avec d’autres biens similaires
The only other known set of hills of similar configuration is that found in the island of Java in Indonesia. However, the
hills found in Java are more irregular in shape and sizes, although these were in the generic conical forms.