Matutum
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| height | 2286 m | |
| location | Mindanao Island , Philippines | |
| Coordinates | 6 ° 21 '33 " N , 125 ° 4' 35" E | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Last eruption | 1290 ± 40 years | |
The Matutum is a volcano on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines . It is located 15 kilometers north of the municipality of Polomolok , South Cotabato and about 30 kilometers north-northwest of the city of General Santos . On the northeast flank of the mountain is one of the springs of the Buayan River , which drains the region around the Matutum to the Bay of Sarangani .
Volcanism
The Matutum is one of the 22 active volcanoes in the Philippines and lies within the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire . It is a stratovolcano with a height of 2,286 meters and a base diameter of 25 kilometers. A crater 320 meters wide and 120 meters deep has formed on the volcanic summit.
Reports of a phreatic explosion on March 7, 1911 are considered unsecured. The last known eruption is dated to the late 13th or early 14th century using the radiocarbon method .
Mount Matutum Protected Landscape
The Mount Matutum Protected Landscape was declared on March 25, 1995 with the ratification of Presidential Decree 552 under Fidel Ramos . The protected area comprises a forest area of 14,000 hectares, of which 3,000 hectares are part of the core inventory. It covers an altitude band from 1,290 to 2,270 meters above sea level and is classified as a mountain forest.
The protected area around the mountain is an important refuge for the Apolori ( Trichoglossus johnstoniae ), the gray-breasted mistletoe ( Dicaeum proprium ), the Bartlett's dagger ( Gallicolumba criniger ) and the Philippine eagle ( Pithecophaga jefferyi ). The Matutum red breast flycatcher ( Ficedula hyperythra matutumensis ) is even endemic to the Matutum. A total of 110 plant and 57 animal species have been found at the Matutum.
See also
source
- Mount Matutum Protected Landscape on the UNESCO Tentative List
- The Matutum on BirdLife international
Web links
- Matutum at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS, English)
- Matutum in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ [Matutum - Eruptive History] at the Global Volcanism Program (English, accessed on February 20, 2013).