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There are 100 volcanoes in the Philippines listed by the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) at present, [6] of which 20 are categorized as "historical" and 59 as "Holocene". [6] The GVP lists volcanoes with historical, Holocene eruptions, or possibly older if strong signs of volcanism are still evident through thermal ...
Mayon is the most active volcano in the Philippines, erupting over 52 times in the past 500 years. [14] Historical observations accounted its first eruption in 1616. [ 15 ] The first eruption for which an extended account exists was the six-day event of July 20, 1766.
Taal Volcano (IPA:; Tagalog: Bulkang Taal) is a large caldera filled by Taal Lake in the Philippines. [1] Located in the province of Batangas about 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of Manila, the volcano is the second most active volcano in the country with 38 recorded historical eruptions, all of which were concentrated on Volcano Island, near the middle of Taal Lake. [3]
Mount Balatukan. Mount Balatukan is a massive potentially active compound stratovolcano in the Southern island of Mindanao, Philippines. It is the highest point in the province of Misamis Oriental. The volcano has no historical eruptions but displays fumarolic activity.
The Laguna Volcanic Field, also known as the San Pablo Volcanic Field, is an active volcanic field in the Philippines, located between Laguna de Bay, Mount Banahaw volcano complex and Mount Malepunyo range. It is part of the larger Southwestern Luzon Volcanic Field (SWLVF). [2] From Manila, it is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast to Mount ...
Physical features. Labo is a forested andesitic stratovolcano, surrounded by numerous andesitic to dacitic satellite lava domes. It has an elevation of 1,544 metres (5,066 ft) asl. Base diameter of this complex volcano is 35 kilometres (22 mi). [1][2] Labo is thermally active with both warm and hot springs.
Mount Talinis is a complex volcano in the Philippine province of Negros Oriental.At about 1,903 metres (6,243 ft) [1] [3] above sea level, it is the second highest mountain on Negros Island after Mount Kanlaon, and the tallest peak in the mountain range known as the Cuernos de Negros ("Horns of Negros"). [4]
Mount Santo Tomas is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Philippines located in the municipality of Tuba in the province of Benguet. The mountain is part of the protected Santo Tomas Forest Reserve declared through Proclamation No. 581 signed by President Manuel L. Quezon on July 9, 1940. [3][4] On May 5, 2015, a Permanent Environmental ...