Mount Natib

Mount Natib
Mt. Natib as viewed from WSW
Highest point
Elevation1,253 m (4,111 ft)[1]
ListingPotentially active volcano
Coordinates14°43′N 120°24′E / 14.72°N 120.40°E / 14.72; 120.40[1]
Geography
Mount Natib is located in Philippines
Mount Natib
Mount Natib
Location within the Philippines
LocationBataan Peninsula, Luzon
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceBataan
Parent rangeZambales Mountains
Geology
Age of rockPliocene to Pleistocene[1]
Mountain typeStratovolcano-Caldera
Volcanic arc/beltLuzon Volcanic Arc
Last eruptionUnknown, est. upper Pleistocene to Holocene
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Mount Natib /nɑːˈtb/ is a dormant stratovolcano and caldera complex in the province of Bataan on western Luzon Island of the Philippines. The volcano complex occupies 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.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c "Natib". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  2. ^ "Protected Areas in Region 3". Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau of the Philippines. Retrieved on 2012-02-21.
  3. ^ Mt. Natib" Archived 2011-02-04 at the Wayback Machine. Bataan...Raging Peninsula. Retrieved on 2012-02-21.