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Name of Volcano: Biliran - Classification: Active
- Current Summit Activities: Solfataric
- Latitude (deg-min): 11°31.4'
- Longitude (deg-min): 124°32.1'
- Province: Biliran Region VIII
- Nearby Cities/Towns:
- Kawayan
- Almeria
- Culaba
- Calubian
- Naval
- Caibiran
- San Isidro
- Biliran
- Cabucgayan
- Topo Sheets: 3854 I, 3855 II, 3955 III, 3854 II, 3954 III
PHYSICAL FEATURES - Elevation (km): 1.34
- Base Diameter (km): 140
- Type of Volcano: Volcano Island, cone
- Hotsprings:
- Central Biliran - Libtong Thermal Areas (12 hot springs and one bubbling pool)
- North Biliran - Panamao Thermal Area
- Anas Thermal Area
- South Biliran - Kalambis Thermal Area
- Adjacent Volcanic Edifice:
- Panamao (107 m asl)
- Gumansan (1064 m asl)
- Lauan (1187 m asl)
- Suiro (1301 m asl)
GEOLOGICAL FEATURES - Rock Type: Hornblende andesite containing greenish and black hornblende
- Tectonic Setting: Biliran Volcano is part of the curvilinear belt of Quaternary volcanoes in eastern Philippines, parallel to Phil. Trench to the east
VOLCANIC ACTIVITY - Number of Historical Eruptions: 1
- Latest Eruption/Activity: 1939 Sept. 26
- Site: crater
- Eruption Character: Debris avalanche
- Affected Areas/Remarks: Ashfall at Caibiran and adjoining areas (6.35 cm thick deposits)
MONITORING ACTIVITY Short-term monitoring in 1954 |
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The Provincial Profile of Biliran (786 words) |
 | Carigara Bay to the south and Biliran Strait to the west of the island separates it from Leyte. |
| The island is mountainous, with peaks rising to a maximum height in the southeast, at Mount Suiro. |
| century, with the wane of the Moro raids, that immigrants from Samar, Leyte, Cebu, Bohol and Iloilo proceeded to settle in Biliran. |
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