Mount Iriga | |
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Mount Asog | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,196 m (3,924 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 1,009 m (3,310 ft) |
Listing | Active volcanoes in the Philippines |
Coordinates | 13°27′24″N 123°27′24″E / 13.45667°N 123.45667°E [1] |
Geography | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Camarines Sur |
City/ municipality | |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Quaternary |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/ belt | Bicol Volcanic Chain |
Last eruption | 1642 |
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Mount Iriga, also known as Mount Asog, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Camarines Sur, in the Philippines.
It is a stratovolcano about a kilometer from Lake Buhi. It rises 1,196 m (3,924 ft) with a base diameter of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi). [1] [2] It has a large crater formed due to a debris avalanche.
Mount Iriga, generally known for its phreatic explosions, erupted in 1628 and 1642. [2] After these eruptions, it remained dormant.
Mount Iriga | |
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Mount Asog | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,196 m (3,924 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 1,009 m (3,310 ft) |
Listing | Active volcanoes in the Philippines |
Coordinates | 13°27′24″N 123°27′24″E / 13.45667°N 123.45667°E [1] |
Geography | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Camarines Sur |
City/ municipality | |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Quaternary |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/ belt | Bicol Volcanic Chain |
Last eruption | 1642 |
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Mount Iriga, also known as Mount Asog, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Camarines Sur, in the Philippines.
It is a stratovolcano about a kilometer from Lake Buhi. It rises 1,196 m (3,924 ft) with a base diameter of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi). [1] [2] It has a large crater formed due to a debris avalanche.
Mount Iriga, generally known for its phreatic explosions, erupted in 1628 and 1642. [2] After these eruptions, it remained dormant.