the second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelago; mountainous and volcanic 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Southern island of Philippines; a Muslim kingdom that was able to successfully resist Spanish conquest. (p. 671)
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also one of the three island groups in the country, along with Luzon and Visayas.