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Bulosan- is the southernmost

volcano on Luzon Island in the


Republic of the Philippines. It is
situated in the province of
Sorsogon in the Bicol region, 70
km (43 mi) southeast of Mayon
Volcano and approximately 600
km (370 mi) southeast of the
Philippine capital of Manila.

Kanlaon- the most active of the


central Philippines, forms the
highest point on the island of
Negros. The massive 2435-m-
high stratovolcano is dotted with
fissure-controlled pyroclastic
cones and craters, many of which
are filled by lakes.

Hibok-hibok (also known as Catarman


volcano) is the youngest and the only
historically active volcano on Camiguin
Island, which is located 9 km off the north
coast of Mindanao Island, Philippines.
Camiguin island itself is a 292 sq km oblate,
20 km long island composed of 4
overlapping stratovolcanoes and some flank
cones.
Eruptions of Hibok-Hibok volcano are often
Pelean-type, i.e. dome building and the
generation of nuées ardentes
Pinatubo- Nestled in the central part of
the Zambales mountain range, the volcano
lies 55 miles northwest of the capital city
of Manila. After lying dormant for almost
500 years, the volcano's eruption in June
1991 resulted in one of the most
destructive volcanic eruptions of the 20th
century.

Taal- is the second most active volcano


found in the province of Batangas. A
complex volcano in the middle
of Taal Lake and is often called an island
within a lake, that is an island within a
lake that is on an island as well as one of
the lowest volcano in the world having
311 meters elevation

Mayon- volcano, in SE Luzon, is the


most active volcano in the Philippines.
Its classic, symmetrical profile, which
rises above the Albay Gulf to a height
of 2462 m, is the result of a structurally
simple volcano where eruptions have
occurred from a single central conduit.

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