Camiguin de Babuyanes is an active
stratovolcano on Camiguin Island, part of the
Babuyan Islands
The Babuyan Islands ( ), also known as the Babuyan Group of Islands, is an archipelago in the Philippines, located in the Luzon Strait north of the main island of Luzon and south of Taiwan via Bashi Channel to Luzon Strait. The archipelago cons ...
group that is located in
Luzon Strait, north of the island of
Luzon
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, in the
Philippines
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* hil, Republ ...
. The volcano and the island are within the jurisdiction of the municipality of
Calayan, in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Cagayan
Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region, covering ...
. The island has a population of 5,231 people in 2020.
Physical features
The well-forested Mount Camiguin or Camiguin de Babuyanes, to distinguish it from
Camiguin
Camiguin, officially the Province of Camiguin ( ceb, Probinsya sa Camiguin; tl, Lalawigan ng Camiguin; Kamigin: ''Probinsya ta Kamigin''), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Bohol Sea, about off the northern coast of Mi ...
of Mindanao, has an elevation of
asl, and a base diameter of . It occupies the southwest tip of long Camiguin Island.
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The
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOCS) lists Camiguin de Babuyanes as one of the
active volcanoes in the Philippines.
All volcanoes in the Philippines are part of the
Pacific ring of fire
The Ring of Fire (also known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Rim of Fire, the Girdle of Fire or the Circum-Pacific belt) is a region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur. The Ring o ...
.
Eruptions
An eruption was recorded around 1857. It was reported as
phreatic and possibly partly submarine.
In 1991, there were reports of volcanic activity but instrumental investigations showed no sign of unusual volcanic activity, such as intense
fumarolic activity, felt earthquakes, fissuring at the volcano's slopes, or smell of
sulphur.
Another report of volcanic unrest was reported in 1993 but an aerial survey of the volcano proved no signs of activity.
Camiguin de Babuyanes
". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOCS). Retrieved on October 13, 2010.
Geology
Formation of the island started during the Pliocene era with an andesitic
Andesite () is a volcanic rock of intermediate composition. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between silica-poor basalt and silica-rich rhyolite. It is fine-grained (aphanitic) to porphyritic in texture, and is composed predomin ...
volcano, followed by the subsidiary cones of Minabel to the north and Caanoan in the eastern part of the island.
See also
*List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
This is a list of active volcanoes in the Philippines, as categorized by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Volcanoes in the country have erupted within the last 600 years, with accounts of these eruptions documen ...
*List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
This is a list of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines, as classified by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
List
See also
* List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
* List of inactive volcanoes in t ...
* List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
* Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
*Volcano
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References
External links
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Camiguin de Babuyanes page
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Stratovolcanoes of the Philippines
Subduction volcanoes
Volcanoes of the Luzon Strait
Landforms of Cagayan
Active volcanoes of the Philippines