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Leonard Kniaseff

Leonard Range

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 1080m
Last eruption: 80

The 1.8-km-long (N-S) arcuate lake in the center of this 15 November 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image (N is at the top) is Lake Leonard, located within a caldera of the Leonard Range in Mindanao Island. Around the lake are a series of lava domes and active geothermal areas. · Photo: Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

Type: Stratovolcano
Country: Philippines
Region: Western Pacific / Eastern Philippine Volcanic Arc
Elevation: 1080m
Coordinates: 7.382, 126.047
Last eruption: 80
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform: Cluster
Major rock type: Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

An andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano complex in the Leonard Range is truncated by a 4 x 5 km caldera partially filled by Lake Leonard.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

From Wikipedia

Mount Leonard Kniaseff, or simply Leonard Kniaseff, is a stratovolcano between the municipalities of Mabini and Maco in the province of Davao de Oro, island of Mindanao, Philippines.

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Eruption history

3 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions: 3
Uncertain eruptions: 0
Span of confirmed record: 4092 BCE (±122 yrs) – 80
Largest confirmed eruption: No VEI recorded
Confirmed eruptions since 1900: 0

Summary (VEI over time)

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Detailed timeline

80 (±60 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
80 – end unknown
77 BCE (±54 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
77 BCE – end unknown
4092 BCE (±122 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
4092 BCE – end unknown

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