Mount Iriga, also known as Mount Asog, is a dormant
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 ...
in the province of
Camarines Sur, in the
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
.
It is a
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 ...
about a kilometer from
Lake Buhi. It rises with a base diameter of .
It has a large crater formed due to a debris avalanche.
Mount Iriga, generally known for its
phreatic
''Phreatic'' is a term used in hydrology to refer to aquifers, in speleology to refer to cave passages, and in volcanology to refer to a type of volcanic eruption.
Hydrology
The term phreatic (the word originates from the Greek , meaning "well" ...
explosions, erupted in 1628 and 1642.
[ After these eruptions, it remained dormant.
]
Gallery
File:Mr. Asog 2.JPG, View from San Ramon, Iriga
File:Iriga Rice farming WTR.JPG, View from San Jose, Iriga
File:Mt. asog view at perpetual help gawad kalinga.JPG, View from Perpetual Help, Iriga
File:Iriga Central Terminal WTR.jpg, View from Iriga Central Terminal
See also
* List of volcanoes in the Philippines
**List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
As of 2018, the Philippines has 24 volcanoes listed as Volcano#Active, active by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Twenty-one of these have had historical eruptions. The three exceptions are Cabalian, which is a ...
** List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
** List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
* Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
* Iriga City
References
External links
*
Mountains of the Philippines
Stratovolcanoes of the Philippines
Subduction volcanoes
Volcanoes of Luzon
Active volcanoes of the Philippines
Landforms of Camarines Sur
Iriga
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