VOLCANOES
VOLCANOES
GROUP PERFORMANCE TASK # 1
MAYON VOLCANO
MAYON VOLCANO
Is an active stratovolcano in Its height is about 2 463
the province of Albay in the meters and it has a base of 80
Bicol Region, on the island of miles (130 km) in
Luzon in The Philippines. circumference.
It is the most active volcano
Historical observation
in the Philippines, erupting accounted for its first eruption
over 47 times in the past in 1616 and its latest eruption in
500 years. 2018.
It was named after the legendary
heroine Daragang Magayon or
Beautiful lady.
TAAL VOLCANO
Is also one of the most active Its height is about 311 meters. This 5-
volcanoes in the country. It is located kilometer (3.1 ml) island covers an area of
in the province of Batangas, on the about 23 square kilometers (8.9 sq mi) with
island of Luzon in the Philippines. the center of the island occupied by the 2-
kilometer (1.2 mi) Main crater.
The island is fored by overlapping Since 1572, Taal has erupted at least
stratovolcanoes, cindercones, and tuff rings
34 times. 1572 - A phreatomagmatic
(maars). In the main crater of the Taal
volcano, a crater lake with a diameter of 2 km eruption occurred at the main crater
Taal caused one of the worst
was formed. In which a small cinder cone was of the volcano while its latest eruption
volcanoes disasters in history: its
formed. is in January 22, 2020.
eruption in 1911. killed 1334
people and cause ash fall as far
as Manila City.
MOUNT
MOUNT BATULAO
BATULAO
Is an inactive stratovolcano in the
Mount Batulao and its environs
Calabarzon region of the
have been a playground for
Philippines. located in northwest
Metro Manila residents since at
Batangas province along its border
least the 1970s.
with cavite.
Its height rises to 693 metres It is popular for day hiking
(2.274) mostly within the with a Philippine hiking guide
municipality of nasugbu. Pinoy, Mountaineer rating it
with a ''4/9'' difficulty score.
Its last eruption
is unknown.
II. ILLUSTRATIONS
Volcano 1 E x a m p l e
BIG ISLAND, BROAD, SLIGHTLY DOMED Mauna Loa, Hawaii
Volcano 2 E x a m p l e
SMALL SIZE, STEEP SLOPE, BOWL-SHAPED Taal Volcano, Philippines
OPENING
Volcano 3 E x a m p l e
LARGE SIZE, NEARLY PERFECT SLOPE, Mt. Fuji, Japan
ALMOST SYMMETRICAL
10 VOLCANOES FOUND
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Mount Bulusan Mount Banahaw
LOCATION: Province of Sorsogon in the location: THe boundary of laguna Quezon
Bicol Region (Luzon) province (Luzon)
LATEST ERUPTION: December 2016 latest eruption: 1906
INACTIVE/ACTIVE: Active inactive/active: inactive
Mount Apo Mount Iriga
LOCATION: COTABATO DAVAO DEL SUR
LOCATION: CAMARINES SUR (LUZON)
(MINDANAO)
LATEST ERUPTION: UNKNOWN
LATEST ERUPTION: UNKNOWN
INACTIVE/ACTIVE: least ACTIVE
INACTIVE/ACTIVE: ACTIVE
Mount Iraya Mount Ragang
location: batan island (luzon) location: Lanao del Sur (Mindanao)
latest eruption: 1454 d latest eruption: July 1916
inactive/active: active inactive/active: active
Mount Arayat Mount Hibok-hibok
Location: province of Pampanga (luzon) location: Camiguin island (mindana0)
Latest eruption: Holocene latest eruption: july 1953
inactive/active: potentially inactive/active: active volcano
active volcano
Mount Cagua Mount Biliran
location: province of cagayan (luzon) location: biliran province (estern visayas)
latest eruption: October 1907 latest eruption: September 1939
inactive/active: active volcano inactive/active: active volcano
GROUP
Members
Kristinne Reyes, Jasmine Bulatao- Description of Mayon, Taal, Batulao
Angeline Barbonio, Dianna Carina- Illustrations/drawing
Shamel escaran, Francine liscabo- 10 volcanoes found in The Phillippines
Shyra fantilaga- ppt maker
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