Mount Melibengoy
Active volcano on Mindanao island in the Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Mélébingóy, formerly known as Parker Volcano, is an active volcano on Mindanao island in the Philippines. It is located in the province of South Cotabato, 30 km (19 mi) west of General Santos and 44 km (27 mi) south of Koronadal City.
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Mount Mélébingóy | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,824 m (5,984 ft)[3] |
Listing | Active volcano |
Coordinates | 6°06′48″N 124°53′30″E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Mindanao |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Soccsksargen |
Province | South Cotabato |
Municipality | Tboli |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 1640 to 1641[1] |
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The volcano's English name is taken from an American, General Frank Parker, who spotted the mountain and claimed to have "discovered" it during a flight he piloted in 1934. Parker led an expedition up to the lake in the mountain's crater with other US colonial and Filipino government officials, including Vice-Governor-General Joseph Ralston Hayden and Provincial Governor Gutierrez, in the fall of 1934.[4]