{"id":71728,"date":"2025-11-03T12:19:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T06:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=71728"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:56:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:26:51","slug":"negros-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/negros-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Negros Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Negros Island Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An earthquake measuring 5.8 in magnitude struck Negros Island, Philippines, recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Negros Island<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the Visayan Islands, central <\/span><b>Philippines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>fourth largest <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>third most populous island in the Philippines.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>boot-shaped<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> island that is 217 km long and 35 to 79 km wide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is separated from the island of Panay to the northwest by the Guimaras Strait and from Cebu Island to the east by the Tanon Strait.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island is <\/span><b>bordered on the north and south by the Visayan and Sulu seas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, respectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>central mountain range runs through the entire island<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is deeply dissected by erosion.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The range c<\/span><b>ontains Mount Canlaon, an active volcano <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that at 8,086 feet (2,465 metres) is the <\/span><b>highest point in Negros.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This island has a r<\/span><b>ugged mountain interior, underwater coral gardens, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>beautiful beaches.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island\u2019s major rivers are the Binalbagan, Ilog, Tolong, and Tanjay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">It is famed for its rich marine biodiversity and as the <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">nation\u2019s \u201cSugar Capital.\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/world\/magnitude-5-8-earthquake-hits-negros-island-in-philippines-gfz-says-10342426\/lite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Negros Island is one of the Visayan Islands, central Philippines. 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