Mount Santo Tomas
| Mount Santo Tomas | |
|---|---|
 Mount Santo Tomas with its several TV and cellular transmitter towers | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,260 m (7,410 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 888 m (2,913 ft) |
| Listing | potentially active volcanoes[2] |
| Coordinates | 16°20′06″N 120°33′40″E / 16.3349316°N 120.5610265°ECoordinates: 16°20′06″N 120°33′40″E / 16.3349316°N 120.5610265°E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Santo Tomas Location within the Philippines | |
| Location | Luzon |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Benguet |
| Municipality | Tuba |
| Parent range | Cordillera Central |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Luzon Volcanic Arc |
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Mount Santo Tomas is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Philippines located in the municipality of Tuba in the province of Benguet.
On May 5, 2015, a Permanent Environmental Protection Order was issued by the Court of Appeals with the Writ of Kalikasan and Writ of Continuing Mandamus.
Due to its high elevation, several communications and broadcasting companies constructed relay stations at the summit.
Physical features[]
Mount Santo Tomas is a stratovolcano with numerous volcanic vents and fissures.
Listings[]
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) lists Mount Santo Tomas as potentially active volcano.[2]
The Global Volcanism Program is uncertain about the last activity of Mount Santo Tomas.[1]
Eruptions[]
There have been no reports since.
Geology[]
Rock type is not reported.
Mount Santo Tomas is close to the auriferous volcanic placements near Baguio, and beside the fault line which occasioned the July 16, 1990 earthquake devastating much of Luzon, and especially Baguio.[dubious ][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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Santo Tomas". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "List of Inactive Volcanoes". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Archived from the original on 2013-12-02.
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