Mindanao

American  

[min-duh-nah-oh, -nou, meen-dah-nou] / ˌmɪn dəˈnɑ oʊ, -ˈnaʊ, ˌmin dɑˈnaʊ /

noun

1. the second largest island of the Philippines, in the S part of the group. 36,537 sq. mi. (94,631 sq. km).

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Mindanao British  

/ ˌmɪndəˈnaʊ /

noun

1. the second largest island of the Philippines, in the S part of the archipelago: mountainous and volcanic. Chief towns: Davao, Zamboanga. Pop: 13 626 338 (2000). Area: (including offshore islands) 94 631 sq km (36 537 sq miles)

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Mindanao

The earthquake, which struck on Monday morning, triggered tsunami warnings in Indonesia, south of Mindanao and across Japan's Pacific coast, displacing tens of thousands of people.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

The quake hit at 7:37 a.m. local time about 20 miles south of the municipality of Maasim off the southern island of Mindanao, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

At least 19 people have died after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao island in the southern Philippines, officials say.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

The MV Trisha Kerstin 3 was carrying 344 passengers and crew when it went down off southwestern Mindanao in the early hours of Monday.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

Hazleton began buying more monkeys from the Philippines, from the same monkey house near Manila, and restocked the building with crab-eating monkeys that had been trapped in the rain forests of Mindanao.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston