Didicas Island

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Didicas Island is a small, volcanically active island in the Babuyan Island group of northern Philippines, known for having emerged from undersea eruptions in the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
volcanic island
access reachable only by boat
archipelago Babuyan Islands
climate tropical marine climate
composition andesitic rocks
country Philippines
coveredBy sparse vegetation
dangerLevel hazardous for permanent settlement
elevation rises steeply from sea level
emergedFrom submarine volcano
eruptionHistory emergent island formed by 20th century eruptions
submarine eruptions in early 20th century
eruptionStyle explosive eruptions
governedBy municipality of Calayan
province of Cagayan
hasFeature cliffs
narrow shoreline
steep volcanic cone
hazard ashfall
lava flows
pyroclastic flows
volcanic eruptions
lastEruption 20th century
locatedIn Babuyan Islands
Cagayan province
linked to: Cagayan Province

Luzon Strait
northern Philippines
monitoredBy Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
nearbyIslands Babuyan Island
linked to: Babuyan Islands

Calayan Island
Camiguin Island (Babuyan)
notableFor emergence from undersea eruptions
volcanic activity in 20th century
partOf Babuyan Island group
linked to: Babuyan Islands
population uninhabited
region Cagayan Valley Region
linked to: Cagayan Valley
relativeLocation north of Luzon Island
south of Taiwan
within Luzon Strait shipping routes
surroundedBy Luzon Strait waters
Philippine Sea
use bird nesting site
fishing grounds nearby
volcanicArcOrBelt Luzon Volcanic Arc
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Babuyan Islands hasIsland Didicas Island