Smith Volcano
Active volcano in the Philippines
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::summary Active volcano in the Philippines ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Calayan Volcano |
| other_name | Mount Babuyan |
| photo | Smith Volcano 1.jpg |
| photo_caption | Aerial view of Smith Volcano (foreground) on the western part of Babuyan Island with Babuyan Claro in the background |
| elevation_m | 688 |
| elevation_ref | |
| location | Babuyan Islands |
| map | Philippines |
| map_caption | Location within the Philippines |
| coordinates | |
| country | Philippines |
| state | Cagayan Valley |
| state_type | Region |
| region | Cagayan |
| region_type | Province |
| settlement | Calayan |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| type | Cinder cone |
| volcanic_arc | Luzon Volcanic Arc |
| last_eruption | 1924 |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-wikidata | yes |
| :: |
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Smith Volcano, also known as Mount Babuyan, is a cinder cone on Babuyan Island, the northernmost of the Babuyan group of islands on Luzon Strait, north of the main island of Luzon in the Philippines. The mountain is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines, which last erupted in 1924.
The volcano is politically located in the Municipality of Calayan, Cagayan province, the town that has jurisdiction over the Babuyan Islands except Fuga Island.
Physical features
The sparsely-vegetated cinder cone is 688 m high with a base diameter of 4.5 km.
Smith Volcano is one of the probably five Pleistocene-to-Holocene volcanic centers on Babuyan Island (also known as Babuyan de Claro Island) with Smith, the youngest volcano on the island. The largest on the island is Babuyan Claro (also known as Mt. Pangasun), an active stratovolcano with two well-preserved summit craters 300 and in diameter, located in the center of the island.
Eruptions
Smith Volcano has erupted five times, the last of which was in 1924.
Emergency investigation of 1993
A team of volcanologists from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Quick Response Team conducted an investigation on July 8, 1993 following reports of unusual volcanic activity at Babuyan Island. Results of the survey showed that Smith Volcano was quiet with no volcanic earthquakes recorded during the survey.
References
References
- "Smith Volcano". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).
- Layers of [[basaltic]] lava flows are evident south of the volcano.[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Smith+Volcano,+Cagayan,+Cagayan+Valley,+Philippines&hl=en&ll=19.525252,121.917772&spn=0.046434,0.081539&sll=19.529215,121.915197&sspn=0.046433,0.081539&oq=Smith+vo&t=h&hnear=Smith+Volcano&z=14 "Smith Volcano, Cagayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines"]. Google Map. Retrieved on December 26, 2013.
- Babuyan Claro is about {{convert. 4.3. km
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