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Biliran (volcano)

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Mountain type
  
Complex volcano

Elevation
  
1,301 m

Age of rock
  
Quaternary

Last eruption
  
1939

Area
  
555.4 km²

Biliran (volcano) Biliran Volcano Biliranph

Location
  
Biliran province, Eastern Visayas region, Visayas island group, Philippines

Similar
  
Mount Apo, Mount Banahaw, Suiro, Babuyan Claro Volcano, Cagua Volcano

Biliran is an solfataric active volcano located in the island province of Biliran in the Philippines. The volcano caused the formation of the island.

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Biliran (volcano) Biliran Volcano Biliranph

Geological features

Biliran (volcano) Biliran Volcano Biliran Visayas Philippines ABCDiamond

  • Rock Type: Hornblende andesite containing greenish and black hornblende
  • Tectonic Setting: Biliran Volcano is part of the curvilinear belt of Quaternary volcanoes in eastern Philippines, parallel to Phil. Trench to the east

    • Volcanic activity

    Biliran (volcano) Villa Consuelo Naval Biliran Island

  • Number of Historical Eruptions: 1
  • Latest Eruption/Activity: September 26, 1939
  • Site: crater
  • Eruption Character: Debris avalanche
  • Affected Areas/Remarks: Ashfall at Caibiran and adjoining areas (6.35 cm thick deposits)
  • Monitoring activity: Short-term monitoring in 1954

    • Physical features


  • Hotsprings:
    1. Central Biliran - Libtong Thermal Areas (12 hot springs and one bubbling pool)
    2. North Biliran - Panamao Thermal Area
    3. Anas Thermal Area
    4. South Biliran - Kalambis Thermal Area
  • Adjacent Volcanic Edifice:
    1. Panamao (107 m asl)
    2. Gumansan (1064 m asl)
    3. Lauan (1187 m asl)
    4. Suiro (1301 m asl)

    • References

    Biliran (volcano) Wikipedia
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