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Matutum 
MatutumElevation 2,286 m (7,500 ft) Prominence 1,950 m (6,398 ft) [1] Listing List of Ultras in the Philippines Location Location of Matutum in the Philippines
MatutumLocation 
South Cotabato, PhilippinesRange Hamiguitan Mountain Range Coordinates 6°26′00″N 125°06′30″E / 6.4333333°N 125.10833°ECoordinates: 6°26′00″N 125°06′30″E / 6.4333333°N 125.10833°E[1][2][3] Geology Type Stratovolcano Volcanic arc/belt Cotabato Arc Last eruption 1911 Matutum is an active volcano in the Philippines.[4][5]
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Location
Matutum is located in the province of South Cotabato, on the island of Mindanao, in the south of the Philippines, at geographical coordinates 6°22'N, 125°06.5'E.[2]
It is 15 km north of Polomolok, and about 30 km north-northwest of General Santos City
Physical features
Matutum is a stratovolcano that rises 2,286 meters asl with a base diameter of 25 km.[5]
It has 2 hot springs, called Akjmoan and Linan, 5.7 km west-southwest of the volcano.
Adjacent volcanic edifices are Landayao, Tampad, and Albulhek, which are all west of the volcano, and Magolo to the north.
There is a well-preserved 320 metre wide crater at the volcano's summit. The crater is breached by three gorges and has a 120 metre deep, densely forested floor.[2]
Eruptions
Volcanologists suspect that Matutum may have had a phreatic explosion on March 7, 1911.[5]
Matutum is one of the active volcanos in the Philippines. All are part of the Pacific ring of fire.
See also
- Active volcanos in the Philippines
- Potentially active volcanos in the Philippines
- Inactive volcanos in the Philippines
- Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
- Mindanao
- Volcano
References
- ^ a b de Ferranti, Jonathan; Aaron Maizlish. "Philippine Mountains - 29 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater". http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/philippines.html. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ a b c "Mount Matutum Profile Global Volcanism Program". National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian). http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0701-02=. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Matutum Volcano Page". Department of Science & Technology (Philippines). http://volcano.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/update_VMEPD/Volcano/VolcanoList/matutum.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ "List of Active Volcanoes in the Philippines (PHIVOLCS)". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=114. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ a b c "Mount Matutum Profile on PHIVOLCS". =Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. http://volcano.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/update_VMEPD/Volcano/VolcanoList/matutum.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
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- Subduction volcanoes
- Volcanoes of Mindanao
- Mountains of the Philippines
- South Cotabato
- Active volcanoes of the Philippines
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