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Babuyan Claro Volcano

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with an elevation of 843 meters (2,766 ft) and a base diameter of about 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) located in the center of Babuyan Island (also referred to as Babuyan Claro Island). It has four morphologically-fresh volcanic edifices: Mt. Cayonan in the south, Mt. Naydi and Mt. Dionisio in
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The Askedna Hot Spring is located at the southern basal slope of Babuyan Claro. It has a temperature range of 44.6 to 50.2 °C (112.3 to 122.4 °F). The water is slightly acidic and the silica content is relatively high since the spring flows directly from lava flow deposits. The spring
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In February 2004, there were reports of grayish steam clouds hovering above the summit but volcanologists from PHIVOLCS said the seismic swarm was of tectonic origin and the steaming activity was only wispy to weak.
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In July 1993, there were reports of earthquakes and alleged drying up of vegetation at the upper slopes and summit area of the volcano but
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Babuyan Claro has two confirmed historical eruptions: in 1831 and 1860. The eruption on 1913 is listed as uncertain by the
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the southeast. Babuyan Claro has two very well-preserved craters 300 and 400 meters (980 and 1,310 ft) in diameter.
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Base diameter measured using Google Earth as the data at PHIVOLCS is incorrect at 0.820 meters (2 ft 8.3 in).
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in origin and there was no significant change in the volcanic activity.
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The volcano is politically located in the similarly-named
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of the country with the last confirmed eruption in 1860.
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List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
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while the 1917 eruption is confirmed as an eruption of
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Elevation
Prominence
Listing
Active volcanoes in the Philippines
Coordinates
19°31′24″N 121°56′24″E / 19.52333°N 121.94000°E / 19.52333; 121.94000
Babuyan Claro is located in Luzon
Babuyan Claro is located in Philippines
Philippines
Region
Cagayan Valley
Province
Cagayan
City
municipality
Calayan
Age of rock
Ma
Mountain type
Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc
Last eruption
active
volcano
Babuyan Island
Babuyan group of islands
Luzon Strait
Luzon
Philippines

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