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The Zambales Mountains is a mountain range in western Luzon. The mountains spread along a north-south axis, ... Although the mountains are volcanic in origin, [2] ...
The mountain was soon turned into the abode of Apo Namalyari ("The lord of happenings/events"), the pagan deity of the Sambal, Aetas and Kapampangans living on the Zambales range. [30] It was said to comprise the whole mountain range until Sinukuan of Mount Arayat (the god of the Kapampangans) became a strong rival of Namalyari. Their fight ...
Mount Natib / n ɑː ˈ t iː b / is a dormant stratovolcano and caldera complex in the Zambales Mountains on western Luzon Island of the Philippines. Occupying the northern portion of the Bataan Peninsula, the mountain and adjacent surrounding is a protected area first declared as the Bataan National Park in 1945.
The 1991 eruption rated 6 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index and came some 450–500 years after the volcano's last known eruptive activity. The eruption ejected about 10 km 3 (2.4 cu mi) of material, making it the largest eruption of the 20th century since that of Novarupta in 1912 and some ten times larger than the 1980 eruption of Mount St ...
Mount Mariveles lies at the southern end of the Zambales Mountains in the Bataan Peninsula, ... Tarak, and Vintana are the other peaks of the volcano-caldera complex ...
The Zambales Mountains in the eastern length of the province occupies about 60% of the total land area of Zambales. Subic Bay , at the southern end of the province, provides a natural harbor, and was the location of the U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay until its closure in 1992.
Mount Tapulao (also known as High Peak) is the highest mountain in the Zambales Mountain Range and in the province of Zambales in the Philippines.The peak, which rises to an elevation of 2,037 metres (6,683 ft) above sea level, is located in the municipality of Palauig, Zambales.
Volcanoes in the country have erupted within the last 600 years, with accounts of these eruptions documented by humans; or have erupted within the last 10,000 years . There are 100 volcanoes in the Philippines listed by the Smithsonian Institution 's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) at present, [ 6 ] of which 20 are categorized as "historical ...