Mount Baya is a
dormant volcano
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates a ...
in the municipality of
Ganassi in
Lanao del Sur
Lanao del Sur ( tl, Timog Lanao; Maranao and ilp, Pagabagatan Ranao), officially the Province of Lanao del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The capital is the city of ...
province,
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
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. The mountain has a peak elevation of rising from a plateau of about . It is located about east of
Lake Dapao
Lake Dapao is a deep water lake located in the province of Lanao del Sur, southwest of Lake Lanao, in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is one of the deepest lakes in the country, reaching a maximum depth of . It has an estimated sur ...
and about southwest of
Lake Lanao
Lake Lanao (Maranao: ''Ranao'' or ''Ranaw'') is a large ancient lake in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. With a surface area of , it is the largest lake in Mindanao, and the second largest lake in the Philippines and counted as one of ...
.
[U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (1948)]
"Cotabato (topographic map)"
University of Texas Library in Austin. Retrieved on 2013-11-15. Between Lake Dapao and Mount Baya is
Mount Gadungan, another inactive volcano.
The
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS, ; tl, Surian ng Pilipinas sa Bulkanolohiya at Sismolohiya) is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide information on the activities of volcanoes, earthquakes, and ...
(PHIVOLCS) lists Mount Baya as Inactive.
"List of Inactive Volcanoes Part 1"
. Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Retrieved on 2013-11-15.
See also
*List of volcanoes in the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
*Northern Mindanao
Northern Mindanao ( tl, Hilagang Mindanao; ceb, Amihanang Mindanao; Maranao: ''Pangotaraan Mindanao'') is an administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region X. It comprises five provinces: Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, ...
References
External links
Mount Baya on Panoramio by Dian3406
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Mountains of the Philippines
Volcanoes of Mindanao
Landforms of Lanao del Sur
Inactive volcanoes of the Philippines