The Laguna Volcanic Field, also known as the San Pablo Volcanic Field, is an active

volcanic field A volcanic field is an area of Earth's Earth's crust, crust that is prone to localized volcano, volcanic activity. The type and number of volcanoes required to be called a "field" is not well-defined. Volcanic fields usually consist of clusters ...

in the

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, located between

Laguna de Bay Laguna de Bay ( Spanish for "Lagoon/Lake of Bay"; , ), also known as Laguna Lake and alternatively spelled "Laguna de Bae", is the largest lake in the Philippines. It is located southeast of Metro Manila, between the provinces of Laguna to t ...

Mount Banahaw Mount Banahaw (; also spelled as Banahao and Banájao) is an active complex volcano on Luzon in the Philippines. The three-peaked volcano is located at the boundary of Laguna and Quezon provinces. It is the highest mountain in both provinces ...

volcano complex and

Mount Malepunyo Malepunyo Range (also known as Malipunyo Range,Philippine Commission"Annual Reports of the War Department, 1906, Vol. 9" pg. 384. Washington Government Printing Office, 1907. Mount Malepunyo, Mount Malipunyo, Mount Manabu or Mount Malarayat) is ...

range. It is part of the larger Southwestern Luzon Volcanic Field (SWLVF). From Manila, it is about southeast to Mount Makiling, its most prominent volcanic feature. The field is composed of over 200 dormant and monogenetic

maar A maar is a broad, low-relief volcanic crater caused by a phreatomagmatic eruption (an explosion which occurs when groundwater comes into contact with hot lava or magma). A maar characteristically fills with water to form a relatively shallow ...

crater lake Crater Lake ( Klamath: ) is a volcanic crater lake in south-central Oregon in the Western United States. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is a tourist attraction for its deep blue color and water clarity. T ...

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s, and

stratovolcano A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with ...

es, the tallest of which is

Mount Makiling Mount Makiling (also spelled Maquiling) is an inactive stratovolcano located in the provinces of Laguna and Batangas on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The mountain rises to an elevation of above mean sea level and is the highest feat ...

at in elevation. Many of the maars are aligned along a NE-SW trend. Three generations of maars are present, with the oldest being sediment-filled, like the ones found in Calauan. The youngest maars contain deep lakes with many concentrated in the city of San Pablo. The youngest maar, wide

Sampaloc Lake Lake Sampaloc is a volcanic crater lake in Laguna on the island of Luzon. It is the largest of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo. Nearly half of the lake's depth has a shallow depression at the bottom, indicating its volcanic origin. The lake is beh ...

was formed about 500–700 years ago according to local legend, the last major activity in the volcanic field. Volcanism is still evident through the presence of geothermal areas like mud and hot springs.. The areas south of Mt. Makiling is the site of one of the earliest geothermal plants in the country.

Volcanic features

The

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(PHIVOLCS) lists some of the maars and cones situated in the Laguna volcanic field. All are classified as

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."Inactive Volcanoes – Part 1"
. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Retrieved on October 13, 2013.

Maars

* Alligator Lake, Los Baños *

Lake Bunot Lake Bunot is a volcanic crater lake and is one of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo, Laguna in the Philippines. It is located in Brgy. Concepcion, San Pablo City. Only from the city proper, Bunot is known for its cultured tilapia and fishpens fo ...

, San Pablo * Lake Calibato, San Pablo * Lake Gunao,

Dolores, Quezon Dolores, officially the Municipality of Dolores (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,514 people. It is located at the foot of Mount Banahaw. Etymology Dolores is ...

* Imoc Maar, San Pablo *

Lake Muhikap Lake Mohicap (also spelled as Mojicap) is one of the seven lakes of San Pablo City, in the province of Laguna, Philippines. The lake, located in Brgy. San Buenaventura, has an area of and is one of the main suppliers of water in the city. The ...

, San Pablo * Lake Palakpakin, San Pablo * Lake Pandin, San Pablo *

, San Pablo *

Lake Tikub Lake Tikub (also known as Lake Ticub, Lake Ticob, Lake Tikob or Lake Ticab) is a nearly circular Volcanic crater lake, crater lake located in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Quezon province, Quezon, in the Philippines. The circumfere ...

, Tiaong, Quezon *

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, San Pablo * Dolotina Maar, San Pablo Lake Sampaloc

Cones

;Named as hills: * Bayaquitos Hill,

Nagcarlan Nagcarlan (), officially termed as the "Municipality of Nagcarlan" (), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,866 people. Etymology According to the origin, the name '' ...

* Bunsulan Hills, Alaminos * La Mesa Hill, Calamba * Mani Hill, Alaminos * Mapait Hills, Alaminos * Mayondon Hill, Los Baños * Palindan Hill, Alaminos * Tanza Hill, Alaminos ;Named as mountains: *

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, Nagcarlan * Mount Bayaquitos, Nagcarlan * Mount Bijiang, Calamba * Mount Buboy, Calauan * Mount Bulalo, Calauan * Mount Cabulugan,

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* Mount Camotes, Calamba * Mount Kalisungan, Calauan * Mount Lagula, Calauan * Mount Lansay, Nagcarlan * Mount Luyong, Calauan * Mount Mabilog, San Pablo * Mount Malauban, San Pablo * Mount Malauban-Lansay, San Pablo * Mount Mapula, Calauan * Mount Masaia, Calamba * Mount Obabis,

Calauan Calauan (), officially the Municipality of Calauan (), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. The municipality has a land area of 25.25 square miles which constitutes 3.41% of Laguna's total area. According to the 2020 censu ...

* Mount Olila, Alaminos * Mount Tamlong, Calauan

External links

Global Volcanism Program

Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)

References

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Volcanic features

Maars

Cones

See also

External links

References