Negros Volcanic Belt

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The Negros Volcanic Belt is a chain of active and potentially active volcanoes on Negros Island in the central Philippines, formed by subduction-related tectonic processes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf volcanic arc segment
volcanic belt
affects Negros Island geothermal resources
associatedWith Philippine Sea Plate subduction
Sulu Sea basin margin
containsHighestVolcano Kanlaon
linked to: Kanlaon Volcano
country Philippines
dominantMagmaComposition andesitic
basaltic-andesitic
economicSignificance geothermal energy production
eruptionStyle predominantly explosive
formedBy subduction-related tectonic processes
geologicalAge Quaternary
geologicalFeature calderas
lava domes
stratovolcanoes
hasGeothermalField Palinpinon geothermal field
Southern Negros geothermal field
hasVolcano Cuernos de Negros
Kanlaon
linked to: Mount Kanlaon

Manduyog (Negros) volcanic centers
Talinis Volcano
hazardType lahars
pyroclastic flows
volcanic eruptions
KanlaonElevation_m 2435
locatedIn Visayas
locatedInRegion Central Philippines
locatedNearBodyOfWater Bohol Sea
Sulu Sea
Tañon Strait
locatedOn Negros Island
monitoredBy Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
orientation roughly north–south
orogenyType island arc volcanism
partOf Philippine Mobile Belt
Philippine archipelago volcanic arcs
relatedTo Bicol Volcanic Belt
linked to: Bicol Volcanic Arc

Central Mindanao Volcanic Belt
Macolod Corridor
riskZoneFor surrounding Negros Island communities
separates Negros Occidental
Negros Oriental
tectonicSetting subduction zone
volcanismType subduction-related arc volcanism
volcanoActivity active and potentially active volcanoes

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Kanlaon Volcano volcanicArcOrBelt Negros Volcanic Belt
Mount Kanlaon volcanicArcOrBelt Negros Volcanic Belt
Negros Volcanic Belt hasVolcano Manduyog (Negros) volcanic centers
linked to: Negros Volcanic Belt
Mount Silay partOf Negros volcanic belt
linked to: Negros Volcanic Belt
Mount Mandalagan volcanicArcOrBelt Negros Volcanic Belt