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Marinduque

American  
[mah-rin-doo-ke] / ˌmɑ rɪnˈdu kɛ /

noun

  1. an island of the Philippines, between Luzon and Mindora islands. 347 sq. mi. (899 sq. km).


Marinduque British  
/ ˌmɑːrɪnˈduːkeɪ /

noun

  1. an island of the central Philippines, east of Mindoro: forms, with offshore islets, a province of the Philippines. Capital: Boac. Pop (Marinduque province): 217 392 (2000). Area: 960 sq km (370 sq miles)

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Mining is a contentious issue in the largely underexplored Southeast Asian country after past examples of environmental mismanagement, including a 1996 tailings leak at Canadian-owned Marcopper Mining Corp's copper mine in Marinduque that contaminated rivers.

From Reuters • May 2, 2017

The country has suffered mining disasters, including a 1996 tailings leak at Canadian-owned Marcopper Mining Corp's copper mine in Marinduque that contaminated rivers.

From Reuters • Jun. 30, 2016

The tragedy was not the first in the waters off the islands of Mindoro and Marinduque, among the busiest sea-lanes in the archipelago.

From Time Magazine Archive

To keep the enemy off balance, he moved into Marinduque and sent raiding parties to southern Luzon.

From Time Magazine Archive

It caused great harm in towns of Mauban, Lucban, and others in northeastern Tayabas, and likewise at Boac and Santa Cruz on Marinduque.

From Catalogue of Violent and Destructive Earthquakes in the Philippines With an Appendix: Earthquakes in the Marianas Islands 1599-1909 by Saderra Masó, Miguel