The Laguna Volcanic Field, also known as the San Pablo Volcanic Field, is an active

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in the

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, located between Laguna de Bay, Mount Banahaw volcano complex and Mount Malepunyo range. It is part of the larger Southwestern Luzon Volcanic Field (SWLVF). From Manila, it is about southeast to Mount Makiling, its most prominent volcanic feature. The field is composed of over 200 dormant and monogenetic maars,

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s, scoria cones, and stratovolcanoes, the tallest of which is Mount Makiling at in elevation. Many of the maars are aligned along a NE-SW trend. Three generations of maars are present, with the oldest being sediment-filled, like the ones found in Calauan. The youngest maars contain deep lakes with many concentrated in the city of San Pablo. The youngest maar, wide Sampaloc Lake was formed about 500–700 years ago according to local legend, the last major activity in the volcanic field. Volcanism is still evident through the presence of geothermal areas like mud and hot springs.. The areas south of Mt. Makiling is the site of one of the earliest geothermal plants in the country.

Volcanic features

The

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(PHIVOLCS) lists some of the maars and cones situated in the Laguna volcanic field. All are classified as

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. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Retrieved on October 13, 2013.

Maars

* Alligator Lake, Los Baños * Lake Bunot, San Pablo * Lake Calibato, San Pablo * Lake Gunao,

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* Imoc Maar, San Pablo * Lake Muhikap, San Pablo * Lake Palakpakin, San Pablo * Lake Pandin, San Pablo * Sampaloc Lake, San Pablo *

Lake Tikub Lake Tikub (also known as Lake Ticub, Lake Ticob, Lake Tikob or Lake Ticab) is a nearly circular crater lake located in the province of Quezon, in the Philippines. The circumference of the lake is elevated and thick with foliage that steeply slope ...

, Tiaong, Quezon * Lake Yambo, San Pablo * Dolotina Maar, San Pablo Lake Sampaloc

Cones

;Named as hills: * Bayaquitos Hill,

Nagcarlan Nagcarlan, officially the Municipality of Nagcarlan ( tgl, Bayan ng Nagcarlan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,866 people. It is northeast of San P ...

* Bunsulan Hills, Alaminos * Imok Hill,

Calauan Calauan (), officially the Municipality of Calauan ( tgl, Bayan ng Calauan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. The municipality has a land area of 25.25 square miles which constitutes 3.41% of Laguna's total a ...

* La Mesa Hill, Calamba * Mani Hill, Alaminos * Mapait Hills, Alaminos * Mayondon Hill, Los Baños * Palindan Hill, Alaminos * Tanza Hill, Alaminos ;Named as mountains: * Mount Atimba (Atimbia), Nagcarlan * Mount Bayaquitos, Nagcarlan * Mount Bijiang, Calamba * Mount Buboy, Calauan * Mount Bulalo, Calauan * Mount Cabulugan,

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* Mount Camotes, Calamba * Mount Lagula, San Pablo * Mount Lansay, Nagcarlan * Mount Luyong, Calauan * Mount Mabilog, Calauan * Mount Mabilog, Nagcarlan * Mount Malauban, San Pablo * Mount Malauban-Lansay, San Pablo * Mount Mapula, Calauan * Mount Masaia, Calamba * Mount Nagcarlan, Calauan * Mount Olila, Alaminos * Mount Tamlong, Calauan

External links

Global Volcanism Program

Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)

References

{{Volcanoes of the Philippines Active volcanoes of the Philippines San Pablo, Laguna Landforms of Laguna (province)

Volcanic features

Maars

Cones

See also

External links

References