Mount Hibok-Hibok
| Hibok‑Hibok | |
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| Catarman Volcano | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,332 m (4,370 ft) |
| Prominence | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Coordinates | 9°12′02″N 124°40′05″E / 9.20056°N 124.66806°ECoordinates: 9°12′02″N 124°40′05″E / 9.20056°N 124.66806°E |
| Geography | |
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 Hibok‑Hibok
Location within the Philippines
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| Location | Camiguin |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Camiguin |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Central Mindanao Volcanic Arc |
| Last eruption | 1948-1953 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | from Ardent Hot Springs |
Mount Hibok-Hibok (also known as Catarman Volcano) is a stratovolcano on Camiguin Island in the Philippines. It is one of the active volcanoes in the country and part of the Pacific ring of fire.
Volcanologists classify Hibok-Hibok as a stratovolcano and dome complex with an elevation of 1,332 metres (4,370 ft) and a base diameter of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi).
It has six hot springs (Ardent Spring, Tangob, Bugong, Tagdo, Naasag and Kiyab), three craters (Kanangkaan Crater, site of the 1948 eruption; Itum Crater, site of 1949 eruption, and Ilihan Crater, site of 1950 eruption).
Its adjacent volcanic edifices are Mt. Vulcan, 580 metres (1,900 ft) high, NW of Hibok-Hibok; Mt. Mambajao, 1,552 metres (5,092 ft) center of Camiguin; Mt. Guinsiliban 581 metres (1,906 ft) high, southernmost Camiguin; Mt. Butay 679 metres (2,228 ft); and Mt. Uhay, N of Mount Ginsiliban. There are also domes and cones at Campana Hill, Minokol Hill, Tres Marias Hill, Mt. Carling, Mt. Tibane, and Piyakong Hill.
Mount Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok form the two major landmarks within the Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument.
Hibok-Hibok has erupted five times in modern history.
The first recorded eruption occurred in 1827 and a similar activity followed in 1862.
On February 16, 1871, earthquakes and subterranean rumblings began to be felt on the island, which increased in severity until April 30 when a volcanic fissure opened up 400 yards southwest of the village of Catarman, on the northwest flank of Hibok-hibok Volcano. From the opening, lava was continuously ejected and poured into the sea for four years, destroying the town. At the same time, the vent built a cone now known as Mt. Vulcan. In 1875, the Challenger expedition visited the area, and described the mountain as a dome, about 1,950 feet (590 m) in height, without any crater, but still smoking and incandescent at the top.
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