Smith Volcano

Smith Volcano, also known as Mount Babuyan, is a cinder cone on Babuyan Island, the northernmost of the Babuyan group of islands on Luzon Strait, north of the main island of Luzon in the Philippines. The mountain is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines, which last erupted in 1924.

Calayan Volcano
Mount Babuyan
Aerial view of Smith Volcano (foreground) on the western part of Babuyan Island with Babuyan Claro in the background
Highest point
Elevation688 m (2,257 ft)
Coordinates19°32′11.84″N 121°54′46.24″E
Geography
Calayan Volcano
Location within the Philippines
LocationBabuyan Islands
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceCagayan
MunicipalityCalayan
Geology
Mountain typeCinder cone
Volcanic arcBabuyan (Bashi) Segment of Luzon-Taiwan Arc
Last eruption1924

The volcano is politically located in the Municipality of Calayan, Cagayan province, the town that has jurisdiction over the Babuyan Islands except Fuga Island.

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