Malinao Volcano

Mount Malinao
Mount Malinao
Mount Malinao with Tiwi Geothermal Field in the foreground
Highest point
Elevation1,657 m (5,436 ft)[1]
Prominence1,368 m (4,488 ft)[2]
ListingPotentially active volcano
Ribu
Coordinates13°24′58″N 123°36′30″E / 13.41611°N 123.60833°E / 13.41611; 123.60833
Geography
Mount Malinao is located in Albay
Mount Malinao
Mount Malinao
Location within Albay
Mount Malinao is located in Luzon
Mount Malinao
Mount Malinao
Mount Malinao (Luzon)
Mount Malinao is located in Philippines
Mount Malinao
Mount Malinao
Mount Malinao (Philippines)
Map
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
Provinces
City/municipality
Geology
Rock age500,000-600,000 years
Mountain typestratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltBicol Volcanic Chain
Last eruption1980

Mount Malinao is a potentially active[3] stratovolcano located in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. The volcano displays strong fumarolic activity which is harnessed for generating electricity. Located on its slope is Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant, one of the first geothermal energy plant commissioned in the country.[4]

  1. ^ "World Ribus - Philippines". World Ribus. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  2. ^ "World Ribus - Philippines". World Ribus. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  3. ^ "Bicolano Pantheon of Deities and Creatures | Philippine Mythology • THE ASWANG PROJECT". 8 February 2016.
  4. ^ (2009-01-20). "The Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant" Archived 2011-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. JCMiras.net. Retrieved on 2011-09-24.

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