Mount Santo Tomas

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]
Listing	Inactive volcano[2]
Coordinates	16°20′04.9″N 120°33′40.8″E / 16.334694°N 120.561333°ECoordinates: 16°20′04.9″N 120°33′40.8″E / 16.334694°N 120.561333°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

Mount Santo Tomas is a stratovolcano in the Philippines located in the municipality of Tuba in the province of Benguet.

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 Inactive.^[2]

The Global Volcanism Program is uncertain about the last activity of Mount Santo Tomas.^[1]

Eruptions

There was a report of an eruption or "displacement" in the region on January 4, 1641, described as an outburst of water accompanied by an earthquake. January 4, 1641 is the date of the major eruption of Mt Parker volcano in southern Mindanao that impacted much of the Philippines.^[1]

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.

References

1 2 3 "Santo Tomas". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
1 2 "List of Inactive Volcanoes". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Archived from the original on 2013-12-02.

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[gvp-1] 1 2 3 "Santo Tomas". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.

[phivolcs-2] 1 2 "List of Inactive Volcanoes". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Archived from the original on 2013-12-02.