Malindig
| Mount Malindig | ||
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 Mount Malindig |
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| height | 1157 m | |
| location | Marinduque Island , Philippines | |
| Mountains | Single standing mountain | |
| Coordinates | 13 ° 14 '28 " N , 122 ° 0' 48" E | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| rock | Andesite | |
| Last eruption | unknown | |
The Malindig , also called Marlanga , is a 1157 m potentially active stratovolcano in the Philippines . It is located on the island of Marinduque , west of the Bondoc peninsula , towering over the Sibuyan Sea . It is located in the south of the island in the municipality of Torrijos and Buenavista . North of the volcano is the Marinduque Wildlife Sanctuary . The name of the mountain comes from the Visayan language , is pronounced Malindug and means "steep and elegant".
The rock of the forested volcano consists mainly of andesite . The main activity phase of the Malindig is not known, a more detailed exploration of the volcano is still pending. However, there are hot springs on the western foothills of the Malindig.
See also
Web links
- Malindig in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Potentially Active_bu. PHIVOLCS , July 30, 2008, accessed March 18, 2018 .