Mount Iriga

Mount Iraya
Mount Asog
Mount Iraya Batanes,  Philippines
Elevation	1,196 m (3,924 ft) [1]
Prominence	1,009 m (3,310 ft)
Location
Coordinates	13°27′24″N 123°27′24″E / 13.45667°N 123.45667°E / 13.45667; 123.45667Coordinates: 13°27′24″N 123°27′24″E / 13.45667°N 123.45667°E / 13.45667; 123.45667[1]
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Age of rock	Quaternary
Volcanic arc/belt	Babuyan (Bashi) Segment of Luzon-Taiwan Arc
Last eruption	1642

Mount Iriga, also known as Mount Asog, is one of the active volcanos in the Philippines, in the province of Camarines Sur, in the Philippines.

Mount Iriga is a stratovolcano about a kilometre from Lake Buhi. It rises 1,196 m (3,924 ft) with a base diameter of 10 kilometres.^[1][2]

Iriga erupted in 1628 and 1642.^[2] Iriga is generally known for its phreatic explosions.

See also

• Potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
• Inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
• Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
• Iriga City

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Iriga". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0703-041. Retrieved 2011-09-17. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Mount Iriga". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). http://volcano.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/update_VMEPD/Volcano/VolcanoList/iriga.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-17.