Mount Panay

Mount Panay
Mount Panay Location within the Philippines
Highest point
Elevation	501 m (1,644 ft) [1][2]
Listing	Inactive volcano[1]
Coordinates	13°43′23″N 120°53′35″E / 13.723°N 120.893°E / 13.723; 120.893Coordinates: 13°43′23″N 120°53′35″E / 13.723°N 120.893°E / 13.723; 120.893
Geography
Location	Luzon
Country	Philippines
Region	CALABARZON
Province	Batangas
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	Middle Pleistocene

Mount Panay, is a strongly solfataric stratovolcano in the Philippines.

Location

Panay is located south of Lake Taal, in the province of Batangas, in Region IV, on Luzon Island, in the Philippines.

It is located at the southern end of the Calumpang Peninsular which forms the western side of Batangas Bay, at latitude 13.723°N (13°43'24"N), longitude 120.893°E (120°53'36"E).

Physical features

Panay is a forested, low, andesitic stratovolcano, on the western side of Batangas Bay, which could be a breached caldera inundated by the sea.

Panay has an elevation of 501 metres (1,644 feet) asl.

Panay is reported to be strongly solfataric at present.

Eruptions

Last eruptive activity is thought to be Pleistocene, about 500,000 years ago.^[2]

There have been no historical eruptions.

Geology

Rock type is predominantly andesite.

Tectonically, Panay lies at the intersection of two major regional trends, the Bataan Lineament and the Palawan-Macolod Lineament.

Batangas Bay, which includes Panay, may be a drowned caldera.

Listings

Smithsonian Institution lists Panay as Pleistocene - Fumarolic.^[2]

Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lists Panay as Inactive.^[1]

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
• Pacific ring of fire

References