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Pinatubo


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Latitude and Longitude: 15.14285 120.34931
Region: Region 3
Tectonic Setting: Subduction (Manila Trench)
Volcanic Arc/Belt: Luzon Volcanic Arc (Bataan Volcanic Arc)
Volcanic Region/Field: West Luzon Volcanic Region
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano, Caldera, Lava Dome
Last Known Eruption: 2021
Morphometry Type: Massif
Highest Peak (masl): 1,460
Coordinates of Highest Peak: 15.15923 120.37137
Prominence (m):
Basal Area (km2): 939.2
Basal Width (km): 34.58
Volume (km3): 301

References:

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Bryant, A., Falls, C., & Squire, J. (1952). The Growth and Progress of a New Volcano: Didicas rises from the Philippine Seas. The Illustrated London News, 1101.

Defant, M. J., Maury, R. C., Joron, J.L., Feigenson, M. D., Leterrier, J., Bellon, H., Jacques, D., & Richard, M. (1990). The geochemistry and tectonic setting of the northern section of the Luzon arc (the Philippines and Taiwan). Tectonophysics, 183, 187-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-1951(90)90416-6

Global Volcanism Program, 2024. Didicas (274020) in [Database] Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.2.0; 6 Jun 2024). Distributed by Smithsonian Institution, compiled by Venzke, E. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2024.5.2

Maso, M. S. (1904). Volcanoes and Seismic Centers of the Philippine Archipelago.  U.S. Government Printing Office.

Paguican, E. M. (2013). The structure, morphology, and surface texture of debris

PHIVOLCS. (n.d.). Eruption History. https://vmepd.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/volcan/erupt-history

PHIVOLCS. (n.d.). Volcanoes of the Philippines. https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php/volcano-hazard/volcanoes-of-the-philippines

PHIVOLCS. (2024). Volcanic Hazard Map of Didicas Volcano. [Map] Version 1. 1:2,000. Quezon City, Philippines: DOST-PHIVOLCS, January 2024.

Sawyer, F.H. (1900) Appendix – Some of the combats, massacres and rebellions, disputes and calamities of the Philippine Islands. In Sawyer, The Inhabitants of the Philippines, (p. 397). William Clowes and Sons Ltd. https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=p3JCAAAAIAAJ&q=

Vandermaelen, P. (1827). Partie de la Chine. https://archive.org/details/dr_partie-de-la-chine-asie-no-99-dresse-par-ph-vandermaelen-lithographie-00994055

Villamor, I. (1920). Census of the Philippine Islands taken under the direction of the Philippine Legislature in the year 1918. Census Office of the Philippine Islands. Retrieved June 21, 2024, from https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c025647418&seq=13

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