Mount Balatukan
Compound stratovolcano in Mindanao, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Balatukan is a massive potentially active compound stratovolcano in the northern island of Mindanao, Philippines. It is the highest point in the province of Misamis Oriental. The volcano has no historical eruptions but displays fumarolic activity. The 2,560-metre (8,400 ft) mountain is topped by a triangular shaped caldera 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) long and 10.6 kilometers (6.6 mi) at its widest. The Balatocan River emanates from and drains the huge crater.[3]
Mount Balatukan | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,560 m (8,400 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,883 m (6,178 ft) |
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Coordinates | 8°46′12″N 124°58′48″E[1] |
Geography | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Misamis Oriental |
City/municipality | |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Holocene |
Mountain type | Compound stratovolcano[1] |
Volcanic arc/belt | Central Mindanao Arc |
Last eruption | Pleistocene age |
The mountain is a protected area in the country classified as a Natural Park, the Mount Balatukan Range Natural Park. The park has an area of 8,423.00 hectares (20,813.7 acres) with a buffer zone of 1,222.00 hectares (3,019.6 acres). It was created on March 6, 2007 by Proclamation no. 1249.[4][5]