Kanlaon
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| height | 2435 m | |
| location | Island Negros Island Group Visayas , Philippines | |
| Coordinates | 10 ° 24 '34 " N , 123 ° 7' 49" E | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Last eruption | 2016 | |
The Kanlaon (also written Canlaon ) is a stratovolcano in the Philippines . It is located on the border of the provinces Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental on the island of Negros, part of the Visayas archipelago, about 36 kilometers southeast of Bacolod City . The Kanlaon is one of 22 active volcanoes in the Philippines.
construction
The Kanlaon has a height of 2,435 meters above sea level and a base diameter of 30 kilometers. There are numerous pyroclastic cones and craters on the mountain . The summit consists of a wide, elongated caldera with a crater lake in the north and a smaller but more active crater in the south.
There are three hot springs on the slopes of the mountain, the Mambucal Hot Springs in the northwest, as well as the Bucalan Hot Spring and the Bungol Hot Spring. North of the Kanlaon are the volcanoes Silay and Mandalagan .
The Kanlaon in mythology
Laon is the name of an ancient deity of the Hiligaynona . In pre-Hispanic times, this deity was worshiped by the locals as the supreme leader. The prefix ka means "for". The mountain is considered the place where Laon appeared to the people.
In earlier times the priests ( babaylan ) climbed the mountain for special ceremonies or to perform rituals when the harvests were good. They also offered gifts as a sign of respect.
outbreaks
The Kanlaon is the most active volcano in the central Philippines. 25 eruptions have been recorded since 1886. Small to medium phreatic eruptions with low ash deposits in the area surrounding the volcano are typical .
On August 10, 1996, an unprecedented eruption occurred in which one British and two Filipino climbers were killed. 17 other climbers were rescued by the authorities. The mountain is a popular destination for mountaineers.
On June 3, 2006, the mountain showed activity again, spewing steam and ash. On June 12, 2006, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) issued a Level 1 Alert (light activity).
On the evening of November 23, 2015, a small ash discharge was recorded again. Further smaller ash escapes followed, until a larger ash eruption took place on December 27, 2015. The prevailing wind carried the sulphurous ash southwest towards the populous west coast of Negros. The population was asked to wear masks and to stay in closed rooms.
The volcano erupted again on June 18, 2016. Visual observations from the volcano observatory report three eruptive events that lasted a total of 27 minutes. The seismic network installed on the volcano registered the earthquakes triggered by the explosions. The first eruption, a steam and gas explosion, created a gray-white cloud 1.5 kilometers high. An ash eruption immediately following resulted in a black cloud 500 meters high. Ash fall was then registered in the west of the volcano; the towns of San Miguel and Yubo, which are about 14 kilometers from the volcano, were particularly affected. Residents reported a faint odor of sulfur.
Mount Kanlaon Natural Park
The Mount Kanlaon Natural Park was established in 1934 on an area of 248.54 km² around the mountain. It was declared a national park in 1997 and included in the Philippine Biosphere Protection Act (NIPAS) as a protected area in 2001. It is home to many rare and, due to its island location, largely endemic animal species, such as the Prince Alfred deer or the Visayas pustular pig .
literature
- Walther Kabel : A volcano as a glass melting furnace , 1910, published in "Library of entertainment and knowledge", year 1910, eleventh volume, pages 236–237
Web links
- Kanloan at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS, English)
- Kanlaon in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kanlaon ash eruption health risk (English, December 28, 2015) on Rappler.
- ^ Volcano erupted, Kronenzeitung, print, June 19, 2016, p. 8.