Kanlaon Volcano
Sign in to saveAlso known as Kanla-on, Canlaón, Canlaón Mountain, Canlaón Volcano, Kanlaon
Kanlaon, also known as Mount Kanlaon and Kanlaon Volcano (; ; ), is an active andesitic stratovolcano and the highest mountain on the island of Negros in the Philippines, as well as the highest peak in the Visayas, with an elevation of above sea level. Mount Kanlaon ranks as the 42nd-highest peak of an island in the world.
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- Mount Kanlaon
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- Kanlaon Volcano
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- Drone Shot of Mt. Kanlaon.jpg
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- Mt. Kanlaon as seen from La Castellana, Negros Occidental
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- 2465
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- 2465
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- Kanlaon Volcano
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- 250
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- left
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- Philippines
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- Visayas#Philippines
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- Location in the Visayas##Location in the Philippines
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- Stratovolcano
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- Negros Volcanic Belt
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- March 15, 2026
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25 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography and geology
- Volcanic activity
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- 2024–2026
- Monitoring
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- Stand-down procedures
- Hiking
- Trails and markers
- Mythology
- Legacy in Astrogeology
- See also
- References
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Kanlaon, also known as Mount Kanlaon and Kanlaon Volcano (; ; ), is an active andesitic stratovolcano and the highest mountain on the island of Negros in the Philippines, as well as the highest peak in the Visayas, with an elevation of above sea level. Mount Kanlaon ranks as the 42nd-highest peak of an island in the world.
The volcano straddles the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, approximately southeast of Bacolod, the capital and most populous city of Negros Occidental and the whole island. It is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines and part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kanlaon Volcano” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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