Mount Makaturing
Volcano on the island of Luzon, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Makaturing, also known locally as Palaw a Magatoring, is a stratovolcano on Mindanao island in the Philippines. It is found in the province of Lanao del Sur (particularly in the town of Butig) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Makaturing has an elevation of 1,940 metres (6,365 ft) and a base diameter of 29 km (18 mi). It is part of a string of volcanoes called the Central Mindanao Arc.[1]
Mount Makaturing | |
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Palaw a Magatoring Bundok Makaturing | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,908 m (6,260 ft)[1][2] |
Listing | Active volcano |
Coordinates | 7°39′N 124°19′E |
Geography | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | BARMM |
Province | Lanao del Sur |
City/municipality | Butig |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano[1][2] |
Volcanic arc/belt | Central Mindanao Arc[1] |
Last eruption | March 18, 1882[1][2] |
The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanology Program, citing the Catalog of Active Volcanoes of the World (Neumann van Padang, 1953), suggests that some eruptions were actually those of neighboring Ragang volcano.[2]
Makaturing is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines. All are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.[3]