Surigao Del Norte, Surigao City
The city serves as a jump off point to visitors of nearby Siargao, Dinagat and Bucas Grande islands. It is Mindanao's closest landmass to the Visayas region. Eleven nautical miles across Surigao Strait separates the city from Panaon Island in the Visayas.
Climate
languages
Currency
Tropical
Surigaonon
Philippine Peso
Unique features
Good for
its proximity to the almost fathomless underwater gorge
Scuba diving or snorkeling, surfing
``Rainforest Of The Oceans``
Go for a dive below the clear waters and delight in the riveting beauty of suriago city , where reef fish, eagle rays and marine turtles thrive in a shifting menagerie that burgeons with life.
WHERE TO GO
Relaxing
Island hopping
Surfing
IMPORTANCE OF SURIGAO
When ocean warms, the tiny,colorful algae, which live inside corals and provide them with much of their color and energy, dies, a process called coral bleaching. if corals experience sustained bleaching of corals, which, together with other stressors like land-based run-offs, coastal development and overfishing devastate the surigao city.