Mandalagan

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Mandalagan
height 1885  m
location Island Negros , Philippines
Coordinates 10 ° 38 '14 "  N , 123 ° 14' 10"  E Coordinates: 10 ° 38 '14 "  N , 123 ° 14' 10"  E
Mandalagan (Philippines)
Mandalagan
Type complex volcano
rock Andesite
Last eruption unknown

The Mandalagan is a 1,885  m high complex volcano on the island of Negros in the Philippines .

The mountain is located in the province of Negros Occidental in the northern Negros volcanic area, where the Silay ( 1534  m ) and the Kanlaon ( 2465  m ) can also be found.

The Mandalagan covers an area of ​​16 × 14 km and seven volcanic centers, including five larger craters with a diameter of up to 2 km.

There is an area of ​​geothermal springs within the complex that heats the water up to 106 degrees Celsius and expels geysers up to 30 meters high .

The time of the last outbreak is unknown and more detailed investigations are still pending.

The Mandalagan is one of the core zones of the Northern Negros Natural Park , which is home to numerous endemic animal species threatened with extinction, such as the Visayas pustular pig ( Sus cebifrons ) and the Prince Alfred deer ( Cervus alfredi ).

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