Mariveles (mountain)
| Mariveles | ||
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 View of the Mariveles from the sea |
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| height | 1388 m | |
| location | Luzon Island , Philippines | |
| Mountains | Zambales Mountains , Filipino Cordillera | |
| Coordinates | 14 ° 30 '35 " N , 120 ° 29' 44" E | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Last eruption | around 2050 BC Chr. | |
The Mariveles is a volcano on the Philippine island of Luzon in the province of Bataan . It lies in the Tarak Ridge and, together with Mount Natib, forms most of the Bataan Peninsula, the southernmost part of the Zambales Mountains .
No eruptions of the 1,388 meter high stratovolcano are known from historical times . Investigations using the C14 method have dated the last eruption of the Mariveles around the year 2050 BC. The mountain has a base diameter of around 22 kilometers. In the summit area, the Mariveles has a caldera with a diameter of about 4 kilometers. Several thermal springs spring from Mariveles: Tiis Spring, Saysain Spring and Pucot Spring.
The volcano is rated "Potentially Active" by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
Web links
- Mariveles (Berg) in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
- Mariveles at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
- Mount Mariveles - Tarak Ridge ( Memento from July 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) at the Metropolitan Mountaineering Society (English, PDF, 435 kB)