Latukan

Latukan
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Highest point
Elevation	2,280 m (7,480 ft) [1]
Listing	Potentially active volcano
Coordinates	7°39′14″N124°26′17″E / 7.654°N 124.438°E / 7.654; 124.438
Geography
Country	Philippines
Region	BARMM
Province	Lanao del Sur
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	Pleistocene

Latukan Volcano is a potentially active stratovolcano in the centre of a chain of young E-W-trending^{[ clarification needed ]} stratovolcanoes in northwest Mindanao, southeast of Lake Lanao, province of Lanao del Sur, island of Mindanao, in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

The Global Volcanism Program records its elevation as 2,280 metres (7,480 ft) at a latitude of 7.654°N and longitude of 124.438°E. ^[1]

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) lists Latukan as an inactive volcano, without any indication as to why it considers Latukan to be inactive. ^[2]

Like most volcanoes in southern Philippines, Latukan has not been well studied.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
• List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
• List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
• Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

References

1. "Latukan". Global Volcanism Program . Smithsonian Institution.
2. "List of Inactive Volcanoes". Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Archived from the original on 2008-12-06.