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'''Mount Iriga''', also known as '''Mount Asog''', is one of the [[List of active volcanoes in the Philippines|active volcanoes in the Philippines]], in the province of [[Camarines Sur]], in the [[Philippines]].
'''Mount Iriga''', also known as '''Mount Asog''', is an active [[stratovolcano]] in the province of [[Camarines Sur]], in the [[Philippines]].


Mount Iriga is a [[stratovolcano]] about a kilometre from [[Lake Buhi]]. It rises {{convert|1196|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} with a base diameter of {{convert|10|km}}.<ref name="gvp"/><ref name=phivolcs>{{cite web|url=http://volcano.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/update_VMEPD/Volcano/VolcanoList/iriga.htm|publisher=Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)|title=Mount Iriga|accessdate=September 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901185914/http://volcano.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/update_VMEPD/Volcano/VolcanoList/iriga.htm|archive-date=September 1, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has a large crater formed due to a debris avalanche.
Mount Iriga is a [[stratovolcano]] about a kilometre from [[Lake Buhi]]. It rises {{convert|1196|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} with a base diameter of {{convert|10|km}}.<ref name="gvp"/><ref name=phivolcs>{{cite web|url=http://volcano.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/update_VMEPD/Volcano/VolcanoList/iriga.htm|publisher=Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)|title=Mount Iriga|accessdate=September 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901185914/http://volcano.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/update_VMEPD/Volcano/VolcanoList/iriga.htm|archive-date=September 1, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has a large crater formed due to a debris avalanche.

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Mount Iriga
Mount Asog
Highest point
Elevation1,196 m (3,924 ft)[1]
Prominence1,009 m (3,310 ft)
ListingActive volcanoes in the Philippines
Coordinates13°27′24″N 123°27′24″E / 13.45667°N 123.45667°E / 13.45667; 123.45667[1]
Geography
Mount Iriga is located in Luzon
Mount Iriga
Mount Iriga
Mount Iriga is located in Philippines
Mount Iriga
Mount Iriga
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceCamarines Sur
City/municipality
Geology
Rock ageQuaternary
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltBicol Arc
Last eruption1642
Map

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

Mount Iriga is a stratovolcano about a kilometre 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.

Iriga erupted in 1628 and 1642.[2] Iriga is generally known for its phreatic explosions. After these eruptions, it remains dormant as of now.

  • View from San Ramon, Iriga
    View from San Ramon, 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.


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