Biliran Volcano, Biliran Island, Visayas, Philippines..
Mt. Surio (also called Mt Biliran) is an active volcano in the Philippines, with a height of 1,301 metres (4,268 ft). The last Eruption was in 1939 and has had 1 recorded eruptions.
Biliran Island is an solfataric active volcano and a volcanic island making up the entire Biliran Province of the Eastern Visayas Region, near Leyte in the Visayas islands group of the Central Eastern Philippines.
Elevation: 1,301 m
Last eruption: 1939
Area: 555.4 km²
Biliran Province comprises just a small island about 20 km x 25 km that sits on a volcanic plate. This means that the entire island , and province, is actually a volcanic island.
Biliran Volcano eruption 1939:
Ashfall, with deposits up to about 6.35 cm, fell in Caibiran, a municipality in the province of Biliran, and nearby areas. No reports of deaths or damage were received.
* Volcanos – Active or Dormant?
An active volcano is a volcano that has had at least one eruption during the past 10,000 years. An active volcano might be erupting or dormant.
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An extinct volcano has not had an eruption for at least 10,000 years and is not expected to erupt again in a comparable time scale of the future.
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