Babuyan [2] is a volcano located on the island of the same name in the province of Cagayan , Philippines . Another name is Mount Smith volcano.
| Babuyan Claro | |
|---|---|
 Volcano Babuyan (April 4, 2006). | |
| Specifications | |
| Volcano shape | Stratovolcano |
| Education period | Pleistocene |
| Last eruption | is unknown |
| Highest point | |
| Absolute height | 688 [1] m |
| Relative height | |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Region | Kagayan |
| Isle | Babuyan |
Babuyan Claro is a stratovolcano with a height of 688 meters. Next to it is the higher slag cone Pangasun , reaching a height of 1080 meters. Located 100 kilometers north of the island of Luzon . Next to it are 4 volcanoes that formed at different times during the period of 1.7 million years - the Holocene . All volcanoes are composed of andesites and basalts . Babuyan is the youngest of these volcanoes. Its lava reaches an area of 3 km². Eruptions of the Strombolian and phreatomagmatic type. On the slopes of the volcano are hot springs. The slopes are covered with rainforest.
In 1980, a landslide occurred at an altitude of 600 m northwest of the volcano, which damaged nearby roads and destroyed rice fields. Locals were evacuated.
Notes
- ↑ Volcano Babuyan Claro : [ eng. ] // Global Volcanism Program . - Smithsonian Institution . - Date of appeal: 03/13/2013.
- ↑ Topographic maps of the General Staff
Links
- Volcano Babuyan Claro : [ eng. ] // Global Volcanism Program . - Smithsonian Institution .
- Volcano Live - John Search
- Vulcanism.ru