Mount Masaraga

Volcano on the island of Luzon, Philippines
Mount Masaraga is located in Albay
Mount Masaraga
Mount Masaraga
Location within Albay
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Mount Masaraga is located in Luzon
Mount Masaraga
Mount Masaraga
Mount Masaraga (Luzon)
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Mount Masaraga is located in Philippines
Mount Masaraga
Mount Masaraga
Mount Masaraga (Philippines)
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CountryPhilippinesRegionBicol RegionProvinceAlbayCity/municipalityLigaoGeologyMountain typestratovolcano[1]Volcanic arc/beltBicol Volcanic ChainLast eruptionUnknown[1] / HoloceneMap

Mount Masaraga is a stratovolcano located in Ligao City in the province of Albay, in the Bicol region, on Luzon Island, in the Philippines.

Physical features

Mount Masaraga is a forested, sharp-topped, mountain with an elevation of 1,328 metres (4,357 ft) asl.[1] It is adjacent and the closest to the perfect cone of Mayon Volcano.

Eruptions

There are no historical eruptions from the volcano with the last eruptive activity dated as Holocene as reported by the Global Volcanism Program. Thick lava flows from that period are present on the flanks of Mount Masaraga, an understudied volcano in the Philippines.[1]

Geology

Rock type found on the mountain is andesite trending to rhyolite.[1] Tectonically, Masaraga is part of the Bicol Volcanic Chain of volcanoes and part of the Pacific ring of fire.

Listings

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) lists the mountain as one of the inactive volcanoes of the Philippines.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Masaraga". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Inactive Volcanoes Part 5". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

External links

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  • Global Volcanism Program