Mount Iriga

Active stratovolcano in Camarines Sur, Philippines

Mount Iriga is located in Luzon
Mount Iriga
Mount Iriga
Location in Luzon
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Mount Iriga is located in Philippines
Mount Iriga
Mount Iriga
Location in the Philippines
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CountryPhilippinesRegionBicol RegionProvinceCamarines SurCity/municipality
  • Buhi
  • Iriga
GeologyAge of rockQuaternaryMountain typeStratovolcanoVolcanic arc/beltBicol Volcanic ChainLast eruption1642Map

Mount Iriga, also known as Mount Asog, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Camarines Sur, in the Philippines.

It is a stratovolcano about a kilometer from Lake Buhi. It rises 1,196 m (3,924 ft) with a base diameter of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi).[1][2] It has a large crater formed due to a debris avalanche.

Mount Iriga, generally known for its phreatic explosions, erupted in 1628 and 1642.[2] After these eruptions, it remained dormant.

Gallery

  • View from San Ramon, Iriga
    View from San Ramon, Iriga
  • View from San Jose, Iriga
    View from San Jose, Iriga
  • View from Perpetual Help, Iriga
    View from Perpetual Help, Iriga
  • View from Iriga Central Terminal
    View from Iriga Central Terminal

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Iriga". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Iriga". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Archived from the original on September 1, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.

External links

  • Media related to Mount Iriga at Wikimedia Commons
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