GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -There’s a total of 332 active, potentially active and inactive volcanoes in the Philippines. There are a total of 47 craters and 4 maars in Taal Volcano Island. Volcanoes that do not have any historical record of any eruption but are considered as morphologically young.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are around 300 volcanoes in the Philippines, and 24 of these are active. This article highlights the most popular and amazing Philippine volcanoes worth seeing.

Detailed explanation-3: -The list below showing 27 active volcanoes in the Philippines was based on the PHIVOLCS list with some included from the GVP.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mount Pinatubo had no recorded historical eruption before its cataclysmic 1991 eruption. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) currently lists 355 volcanoes in the Philippines as inactive.

Detailed explanation-5: -Out of 32 volcanos in the Philippines, 18 are considered still active. The Philippines are located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, which stretches for about 40, 000 km around the Pacific Ocean.