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Mount Banahaw

Banahaw

Type
Complex volcano
Elevation
2158m
Last eruption
Unknown
Mount Banahaw
Photo: Chris Newhall · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Complex volcano
Country
Philippines
Region
Western Pacific / Luzon Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2158m
Coordinates
14.070, 121.480
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Banahaw (also known as Banahao), the highest of a group of volcanoes south and east of Manila, is flanked by San Cristobal (7 km W) and Banahaw de Lucban on the NE.

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

From Wikipedia

Mount Banahaw is an active complex volcano on Luzon in the Philippines. The three-peaked volcano is located at the boundary of Laguna and Quezon provinces. It is the highest mountain in both provinces and Calabarzon region, dominating the landscape for miles around.

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Eruption history

4 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
0
Uncertain eruptions
4
Summary (VEI over time)
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1730~1748 · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?1837~1855 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1891~1909 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?17301766182018551891

Detailed timeline

  1. 1909VEI ?Method not stated
    1909-07-02 – end unknown
    Banáhao
  2. 1843VEI ?Method not stated
    1843-07-02 – end unknown
    Banáhao
  3. 1743VEI ?Method not stated
    1743 – end unknown
    Banáhao
  4. 1730VEI ?Method not stated
    1730 – end unknown
    Banáhao

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