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PHILIPPINE
AREA OF
RESPONSIBILIT
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The Philippine Area of
Responsibility (PAR) is
an area of the Earth’s
surface enclosing the
Philippines, Palau,
Taiwan, and the
northern tip of
Borneo.
The Philippines
monitors the
formation, arrival,
movement, and track
of tropical cyclones
(Typhoons in the
Philippines) within
the PAR.
The PAR is bounded by
the following
coordinates:
25°N 120°E, 25°N
135°E, 5°N 135°E, 5°N
115°E, 15°N 115°E,
21°N 120°E and back
to the beginning.
PAGASA
Philippine Atmospheric,
Geophysical and
Astronomical Services
Administration
With the average of
20 tropical cyclones
per year, with about
8 or 9 of them
crossing the
Philippines.
The peak of the
typhoon season is
July through
October, when
nearly 70% of all
typhoons develop.
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