| Popularly known as the
tourist haven by the sea, Puerto Galera's coast is 42 km. long, consisting of
irregular shorelines rimmed with dazzling white beaches, coconut plantations,
and delightful scenery. At the eastern side of the coast, crescents of white beaches
are interspersed with limestone cliffs and escarpments that are penetrated by
inland bays and coves. These numerous coves and water channels support a rich
marine life, forming "non-reef coral communities". Whereas, its tube-like
harbor with two natural entrances provide home to dozens of ships seeking safe
anchorage. The Bay of Puerto Galera
has a total area of 4.2 sqm. It is framed by the short projections and numerous
points of Mindoro Island on the east west, and by the two small islands of Medio
and Paniquian on the north and nortwest. The two latter islands project Puerto
Galera's famous Muelle Bay from the open sea, thus making it one of the world's
safest harbors. About 23.45% of the
entire town is used for agriculture, 0.04% are agro-industrial lands, and the
rest are wet alnds and built up areas. CLIMATE Puerto
Galera has a tropical climate with the relatively high humidity (the average annual
humidity is 84.6%). There's no definite dry season and rainfall is pronounced
the whole year round. | 