Mahagnao Volcano also known as part of (

Mahagnao Volcano Natural Park Mahagnao Volcano also known as part of ( Mahagnao Volcano Natural Park) is a dormant stratovolcano located in the Barangay Mahagnao part of the municipality of Burauen province of Leyte, Philippines. It is also bounded by the municipalities of ...

) is a dormant

stratovolcano A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...

located in the Barangay Mahagnao part of the municipality of

Burauen Burauen (IPA: u'ɾaʊen, officially the Municipality of Burauen ( war, Bungto han Burauen; tl, Bayan ng Burauen), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,511 peo ...

province of

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. It is also bounded by the municipalities of

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and MacArthur. The area is mostly composed of wetland forests and also the birth of many rivers and streams flowing on many part of Burauen and on its neighboring towns. Because of numerous streams, rivers and similar kind bodies of water, Burauen has been known with its nicked name as the Spring Capital of Leyte. Mahagnao Volcano Natural Park is about 65 kilometers south of Tacloban City and 18 kilometers away from the town center of Burauen.

Physical Features

The summit of the volcano is a steep-walled heavily forested crater that opens to the south with a peak elevation of . Located on the volcano flanks are fumaroles and

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s. On the southern flank of the volcano, two crater lakes are located, Lakes Danao and Malagsom. Hot Springs are located on the southern shore of Lake Danao (not to be confused with the other

Lake Danao Lake Danao may refer to lakes in the Philippines: * Lake Danao (Cebu) in the province of Cebu * Lake Danao (Leyte) in the province of Leyte * Lake Danao (Negros) Lake Danao is the smaller of the two lakes located in the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes N ...

which is located near Ormoc City and part of Lake Danao Natural Park). Lake Malagsom is a crater lake with green acidic water. Rocks primarily found on the volcano are

andesite 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 predomi ...

Eruptions

An eruption was reported to have occurred in 1895. It is a preatic eruption

Listings

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) classifies Mahagnao as Inactive volcano. Although the volcano has been inactive, it is classified as potentially active due to the active thermal features of the mountain.

Mahagnao Volcano Natural Park

Mahagnao Volcano is the focal point of the ''Mahagnao Volcano National Park'' created on August 27, 1937 with ''Proclamation No. 184'' with an area encompassing . Under the ''National Integrated Protected Areas System'' (NIPAS) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the park was renamed to

with ''Proclamation No. 1157'' on February 3, 1998.

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