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Mount Masaraga is a stratovolcano located in Ligao City in the province of Albay, in the Bicol region, on Luzon Island, in the Philippines.

Mount Masaraga
Highest point
Elevation	1,328[1] m (4,357 ft)
Listing	Inactive volcano[2]
Coordinates	13°19′N 123°36′E
Geography
Mount Masaraga Location within Albay Show map of Albay Mount Masaraga Mount Masaraga (Luzon) Show map of Luzon Mount Masaraga Mount Masaraga (Philippines) Show map of Philippines
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Albay
City/municipality	Ligao
Geology
Mountain type	stratovolcano[1]
Volcanic arc/belt	Bicol Volcanic Chain
Last eruption	Unknown[1] / Holocene

Physical features

Mount Masaraga is a forested, sharp-topped, mountain with an elevation of 1,328 metres (4,357 ft) asl.[1] It is adjacent and the closest to the perfect cone of Mayon Volcano.

Eruptions

There are no historical eruptions from the volcano with the last eruptive activity dated as Holocene as reported by the Global Volcanism Program. Thick lava flows from that period are present on the flanks of Mount Masaraga, an understudied volcano in the Philippines.[1]

Geology

Rock type found on the mountain is andesite trending to rhyolite.[1] Tectonically, Masaraga is part of the Bicol Volcanic Chain of volcanoes and part of the Pacific ring of fire.

Listings

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) lists the mountain as one of the inactive volcanoes of the Philippines.[2]

See also

• List of volcanoes in the Philippines

References

External links

• Inactive Volcanoes page (archived)
• "Masaraga". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.

На других языках

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[de] Masaraga

Der Masaraga ist ein 1328 Meter hoher erloschener Stratovulkan auf der zu der Insel Luzon gehörenden Halbinsel Bicol. Er liegt in der Provinz Albay ca. 11,6 km nordwestlich entfernt vom dominierenden aktiven Vulkan Mayon und ca. 24 km nördlich der Großstadt Legazpi City, der Hauptstadt der Provinz. Nordöstlich gelegen ist der Mount Malinao in ca. 11,4 km Entfernung.

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- [en] Mount Masaraga

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[ru] Масарага

Масарага — голоценовый базальтовый стратовулкан расположенный на острове Лусон (Филиппины). К юго-востоку располагается вулкан Майон. Высота горы составляет 1328 метров. Склоны поросли влажными тропическими лесами. Вулкан сильно разрушен.

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