Cabalian Volcano is an

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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 ...

located in the

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Southern Leyte Southern Leyte (; Kabalian: ''Habagatan nga Leyte''; ; ), officially the Province of Southern Leyte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital and largest city is Maasin. Southern Leyte comprised the ...

( Region VIII) in the

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Physical features

Cabalian is classified by the

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(PHIVOLCS) as active with

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activity. Radiocarbon dating on a

pyroclastic flow A pyroclastic flow (also known as a pyroclastic density current or a pyroclastic cloud) is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter (collectively known as tephra) that flows along the ground away from a volcano at average speeds of b ...

deposit from the volcano estimated that the last eruption was in 1820 +/- 30 years.(2008-07-30)
"Active Volcanoes"
PHIVOLCS. Retrieved on June 16, 2011. The

has an elevation of with a base diameter of . The predominant

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type is

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. Beside solfataras, other thermal features present are

hot springs A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a Spring (hydrology), spring produced by the emergence of Geothermal activity, geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow ...

located on the east and west flank of the volcano. Mainit Hot Spring in the

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of Anahawan, Southern Leyte has a temperature of .

Cabalian Lake

Cabalian Lake (Lake Danao) is a wide

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that occupies the summit crater of the volcano. The surface elevation of the lake is at . This lake is often confused with

Lake Danao Lake Danao may refer to lakes in the Philippines: * Lake Danao (Cebu) in the province of Cebu * Lake Danao (Leyte) in the province of Leyte * Lake Danao (Negros) in the province of Negros Oriental * Lake Danao, also called Cabilao Island Lake, on C ...

, which is located near

Ormoc City Ormoc (IPA: Help:IPA/Tagalog, �oɾˈmok, officially the City of Ormoc (; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, independent component city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, i ...

Leyte Leyte ( ) is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census. Since the accessibility of land has been ...

province.

References

External links

*Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) page o
Cabalian
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Physical features

Cabalian Lake

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