BENHAM RISE
Approved by: UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNLCOS)
Source: DENR
- Undersea Landmass in the Pacific Ocean
- Rich in mineral & natural gas deposits
- Rich in manganese nodules for steel production
- 13 million hectares off the coast of Aurora Province
- 250 km. east of northern coastline of Dinapigue Isabela which is larger than Luzon
- A Plateau with a massive formation of basalt, a common volcanic rock
- Geographic Coordinates
- 119°30’E to 132°00’E and
- 12°10’N to 20°30’N latitude.
Approved by: UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNLCOS)
Source: DENR