Mount Canatuan | |
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Highest point | |
Listing | Mountains of the Philippines |
Coordinates | 7°44′00″N122°16′48″E / 7.7332°N 122.2800°E |
Geography | |
Country | Philippines |
Province | Zamboanga del Norte |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Mount Canatuan is a mountain in the province of Zamboanga del Norte on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. [1]
The mountain is sacred to the Subanen people. [1] [2] The Canatuan mine operated within the mountain from 2004 to 2014. [3]
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