Iriga
| Iriga | ||
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 Mount Iriga |
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| height | 1143 m | |
| location | Luzon Island , Bicol , Philippines | |
| Coordinates | 13 ° 27 '30 " N , 123 ° 27' 4" E | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| rock | Andesite , basalt | |
| Last eruption | January 4, 1642 | |
The Mount Iriga located in the province of Camarines Sur , the peninsula Bicol , on the island of Luzon in the Philippines .
It is a 1143 m high stratovolcano , which is currently not considered active. Its base diameter is given as ten kilometers. The rock is called porphyritic augite - andesite . The three lakes Buhi , Bato and Baao are grouped around the Iriga .
Two eruptions have been recorded, in 1628 and January 4, 1642, and the volcano has been dormant since then .
Web links
- Iriga in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
- Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
- Philippines Volcanoes