Mount Matutum
Matutum | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,286 m (7,500 ft) |
Prominence | 1,950 m (6,400 ft) [1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 6°26′00″N 125°06′30″E / 6.43333°N 125.10833°ECoordinates: 6°26′00″N 125°06′30″E / 6.43333°N 125.10833°E [1][2][3] |
Geography | |
Matutum Location within the Philippines | |
Location | Mindanao |
Country | Philippines |
Region | SOCCSKSARGEN |
Province | South Cotabato |
Municipality | Tupi |
Parent range | Hamiguitan Mountain Range |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Cotabato Arc |
Last eruption | 1911 |
Matutum is an active volcano, approximately 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) from Acmonan, Tupi, South Cotabato, Philippines.[4][5]
Location
Matutum is located in the province of South Cotabato, on the island of Mindanao, in the south of the Philippines, at geographical coordinates 6°22'N, 125°06.5'E.[2]
It is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Polomolok, and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-northwest of General Santos City.
Physical features
Matutum is a stratovolcano that rises 2,286 metres (7,500 ft) asl with a base diameter of 25 kilometres (16 mi).[5]
It has 2 hot springs, called Acmonan and Linan, 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) west-southwest of the volcano.
Adjacent volcanic edifices are Landayao, Tampad, and Albulhek, which are all west of the volcano, and Magolo to the north.
There is a well-preserved 320-metre (1,050 ft) wide crater at the volcano's summit. The crater is breached by three gorges and has a 120-metre (390 ft) deep, densely forested floor.[2]
Eruptions
Volcanologists suspect that Matutum may have had a phreatic explosion on March 7, 1911.[5]
Matutum is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines. All are part of the Pacific ring of fire.
See also
- List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
- List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
- List of protected areas of the Philippines
- Mindanao
- Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
- List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
- Volcano
References
- 1 2 de Ferranti, Jonathan; Maizlish, Aaron. "Philippine Mountains - 29 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater". Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- 1 2 3 "Mount Matutum Profile Global Volcanism Program". National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian). Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ↑ "Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Matutum Volcano Page". Department of Science & Technology (Philippines). Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ↑ "List of Active Volcanoes in the Philippines (PHIVOLCS)". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- 1 2 3 "Mount Matutum Profile on PHIVOLCS". =Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
External links
- Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Matutum Volcano Page
- Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program