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Mount Santo Tomas is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Philippines located in the municipality of Tuba in the province of Benguet. The mountain is part of the protected Santo Tomas Forest Reserve declared through Proclamation No. 581 signed by President Manuel L. Quezon on July 9, 1940.[3][4]

Mount Santo Tomas
Mount Santo Tomas with its several TV and cellular transmitter towers
Highest point
Elevation2,252 m (7,388 ft)[1]
Prominence888 m (2,913 ft)
Listingpotentially active volcanoes[2]
Coordinates16°20′06″N 120°33′40″E
Geography
Mount Santo Tomas
Location within the Philippines
LocationLuzon
CountryPhilippines
RegionCordillera Administrative Region
ProvinceBenguet
MunicipalityTuba
Parent rangeCordillera Central
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltLuzon Volcanic Arc

On May 5, 2015, a Permanent Environmental Protection Order was issued by the Court of Appeals with the Writ of Kalikasan and Writ of Continuing Mandamus.[5]

Due to its high elevation, several communications and broadcasting companies constructed relay stations at the summit.


Physical features


Mount Santo Tomas is a stratovolcano with numerous volcanic vents and fissures.


Listings


Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) lists Mount Santo Tomas as potentially active volcano.[2]

The Global Volcanism Program is uncertain about the last activity of Mount Santo Tomas.[1]


Eruptions


Mount Santo Tomas, circa pre-1930
Mount Santo Tomas, circa pre-1930

The last eruption was recorded on the 4th of January 1641 together with Mt. Parker of Southern Mindanao.


Geology


Rock type is not reported.

Mount Santo Tomas is close to the auriferous volcanic placements near Baguio, and beside the fault line which occasioned the July 16, 1990 earthquake devastating much of Luzon, and especially Baguio.[dubious ][citation needed]


See also



References


  1. "Santo Tomas". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  2. "List of Inactive Volcanoes". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Archived from the original on 2013-12-02.
  3. Cabreza, Vincent (21 November 2015). "Solon loses bid vs forest protection". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. "Proclamation No. 581, s. 1940". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. July 8, 1940. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. Agoot, Liza (March 13, 2019). "Task force tightens security at Benguet forest reserve". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on March 17, 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2022.





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