An Inactive and Active Volcanoes in the Philippines

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Mount Akir Akir is a 3,182 ft / 970 m mountain peak near Kimanuit, Soccsksargen, Philippines. Based on peakery data, it ranks as the 21st highest mountain in Soccsksargen and the 609th highest mountain in Philippines.

Mount Arayat is an extinct stratovolcano on Luzon Island, Philippines, rising to a height of 1,026 metres (3,366 ft) There is no recorded eruption of the volcano, and its last activity probably dates to the Holocene era.[1]The volcano is located in a flat agricultural region at 15°12′N 120°45′E. The southern half of the mountain lies within the municipality of Arayat, Pampanga, while the north half and the mountain summit lies withinMagalang. Ten miles to the west of Mount Arayat is Angeles City and the former Clark Air Base. Mount Pinatubo is located a further 26 km (16 mi) west.

Alligator Lake, also known as Tadlac Lake, is a freshwater crater lakelocated in Barangay Tadlac, in the Municipality of Los Baños, Laguna province,Philippines. The lake-filled maar is located along the southern shore of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country, with Alligator Lake protruding out of the shore of the larger lake. If not for its slightly-elevated crater rim, Alligator Lake would be wholly engulfed by Laguna de Bay.[4]The crater lake is one of the maars of the Laguna Volcanic Field. It is listed as one of the inactive volcanoes of the Philippines by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).

Mount Balungao is an extinct volcano located in Pangasinan, Ilocos Region, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Rising to the height of 382 metres (1,253 ft) ASL, it is located in the town of Balungao, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the town center. It is the main tourist attraction of the town, along with the Balungao Hot and Cold Spring Resort nearby.[1]Mount Balungao is listed as an inactive volcano by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).[2]The volcano is located in the flat...