Balatukan
| Balatukan | |
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 Photo of Balatukan |
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| Elevation | 2,450 m (8,038 ft) [1][2] |
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 Balatukan
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| Location |  Misamis Oriental, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 8°46′12″N 124°58′48″E / 8.77°N 124.98°ECoordinates: 8°46′12″N 124°58′48″E / 8.77°N 124.98°E[1] |
| Geology | |
| Type | Compound stratovolcano[1] |
| Age of rock | Holocene |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
Balatukan is a massive potentially active compound stratovolcano in the southern island of Mindanao, Philippines.
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[edit] Location
Balatukan is located halfway between Cagayan de Oro City and Butuan City, on the north coast of the island of Mindanao, in the province of Misamis Oriental, in Northern Mindanao region of the Philippines, at latitude 8.77°N (8°46'0"N) and longitude 124.98°E (124°59'0"E).
[edit] Physical features
Balatukan is a stratovolcano with a listed elevation asl of 2450 metres (Smithsonian), or 2560 metres (Phivolcs).
Satellite imagery shows it to be densely forested within its own peninsular jutting north into the Bohol Sea.
[edit] Eruptions
The age of latest eruption has not been determined, although some lava flows on the sides of the cone are Pleistocene. Balatukan displays extensive erosion.[1]
There have been no historical eruptions.
[edit] Geology
The rock type is not known.
Fumarolic activity is present.
Tectonically, Balatukan is part of the Central Mindanao Arc.
[edit] Satellite Imagery
Satellite imagery is available here.
[edit] Listings
Smithsonian Institution lists the status of Balatukan as Uncertain.[1]
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lists Balatukan as Inactive, although the volcano currently displays fumarolic activity.[3]
Like most volcanos in southern Philippines, it has not been well studied.
[edit] See also
- Active volcanos in the Philippines
- Potentially active volcanos in the Philippines
- Inactive volcanos in the Philippines
- Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
- Volcano
- Pacific ring of fire
- Mindanao
- Northern Mindanao
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Balatukan". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0701-072.
- ^ "The highest mountains in the Philippines". Pinoy Mountaineer. 2008-02-02. http://www.pinoymountaineer.com/2008/02/highest-mountains-in-philippines_02.html. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) List of Inactive Volcanoes
