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Cuernos de Negros

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  • Volcanic Region
  • Landform | Volc Type
  • Last Known Eruption
  • 9.25°N
  • 123.17°E

  • 1,862 m
    6,109 ft

  • 272010
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The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports available for Cuernos de Negros.

The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Reports available for Cuernos de Negros.

The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Cuernos de Negros.

This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.

Eruptive History

The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Cuernos de Negros. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 12,000 years ago, information might be found on the Cuernos de Negros page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Cuernos de Negros.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Cuernos de Negros.

Photo Gallery

Magaso, also known as Cuernos de Negros, is a large stratovolcano that anchors the SE tip of Negros Island. The volcano is located just right of center in the cloud-covered portion of SE Negros Island in this Space Shuttle image (with north to the upper right), directly across the channel and in line with the SW tip of Cebu Island at the right side of the image. No historical eruptions are known from Magaso, but the summit crater is fumarolically active, and the Palinpinon geothermal field are located at its base.

NASA Space Shuttle image STS61-40-74, 1985 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).
The broad Cuernos de Negros volcanic complex is seen here from the small island of Apo, 7 km SE of the city of Zamboanguita at the southern end of Negros Island. The eastern side of the complex consists of two cones and a lava dome with two crater lakes up to 1.5 km in diameter. The small summit crater of Magaso, the highest peak of the complex, rises above the city of Dumaguete and contains fumaroles. The Palinpinon geothermal field is located on the north side of the volcano.

Photo by Arne Kuilman, 2007.
Cuernos de Negros is a large volcano composed of multiple edifices including Mount Talines, Mount Guinsayawan, and Guintabon Dome, seen in this June 2017 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 24 km across). The Magaso summit crater contains active fumaroles and the Palinpinon geothermal field is on a N flank.

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2017 (https://www.planet.com/).
GVP Map Holdings

Maps are not currently available due to technical issues.

The maps shown below have been scanned from the GVP map archives and include the volcano on this page. Clicking on the small images will load the full 300 dpi map. Very small-scale maps (such as world maps) are not included.

Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Cuernos de Negros in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

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