Mount Banahaw
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| Mount Banahaw | |
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 Mt. Banahaw in 1989 |
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| Elevation | 2,158 metres (7,080 feet) |
| Location | Luzon, Philippines |
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| Type | Complex volcano |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
Mount Banahaw (alternatively Banáhao) is a dormant volcano located on the boundary of Majayjay, Laguna and Lucban, Quezon in Luzon, Philippines. It is considered to be sacred by the local residents. It has another of this mountain and it was named as Mount Banahaw de Lucban.
[edit] Physical characteristics
- Height: 2,158 m asl
- Crater: breached by 1.5 km x 3.5 km at its southern rim; 210 m deep
- Major adjacent volcanic edifices:
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- Mount San Cristobal (at western slope)
- Mount Banahaw de Lucban (at northeastern slope)
- Buho Masalakot Domes (at southwestern slope)
- Mount Mayabobo
- Maars: Lake Dagatan and Lake Ticab
- Thermal Areas:
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- Tiaong-San Pablo hot/warm springs
- Bakia warm/cold springs
- Sampaloc warm springs
- Mainit hot/warm springs
- Cagsiay hot/warm springs
- Composition of Lava: Andesitic
