Mount Malindig
Mount Malindig | |
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![]() Sunset over Mount Malindig | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,157 m (3,796 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,157 m (3,796 ft) |
Listing | Potentially active volcano[3] |
Coordinates | 13°14′30″N122°00′45″E/ 13.24167°N 122.01250°E |
Geography | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Mimaropa |
Province | Marinduque |
City/municipality | |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Unknown |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano[1] |
Last eruption | Unknown[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
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Mount Malindig(also known asMount MalindikandMount Marlanga[3]) is a largepotentially activestratovolcanoon the island ofMarinduquein thePhilippines.It is the highest peak in the island having an elevation of 1,157 metres (3,796 ft) above sea level.[2]
The nameMarinduqueitself may have been derived fromMarindikorMalindik.This could be cognate of Visayan word "malindog".
The tale told by the people of Buenavista, the town that sits at the foot of Malindig, is that during the Spanish times, a Spanish soldier got lost. He came upon a girl sitting down sorting rice. He asked her what was the name of this place. She replied inTagalogmatindig(translation: "Let me stand up" ) so she could get a better view of the area. The Spaniard mistook the girl and thought the mountain was calledMatindig,and unable to enunciate Tagalog, he called itMalindig.[citation needed]
Malindig is considered apotentially active volcano,[3]in part because of thesolfataricsprings of Malbog. Its unique location, at the heart of Southern Tagalog, creates a panorama that encompasses Mindoro, Verde Island, and Southern Luzon all the way to Bicol and Burias Island. There is a military radio outpost at 900MASL.[4]
The mountain is the largest on the island of Marinduque and the most popular climb and hike on the island for mountaineers and alike, known for its unique environmental biodiversity. It is the home of different species of wild orchids and otherendemicwildlife. Due to its height above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level, by law it has been identified as a protected area. The dormant volcano has three peaks, the Trek and climb to the peak is rated as easy to moderate. After passing the Radio Station base on the mountain, it has been known to be a mossy and closed canopy forest trek with regular foggy surroundings. It is also used by the Buenavista townfolks as a cattle grazing area.[5]
During theAmerican Periodof rule over the Philippine Islands, Mount Malindig was named "Mount Marlanga" by the Americans. The name was later changed back to its original name of "Mount Malindig".
Mt. Malindig is around the vicinity of jurisdiction of barangays ofBuenavista(Sihi, Bagacay, Bicas-Bicas, Yook, and Tungib-Lipata) andTorrijos(Cawayanan, Malibago and Dampulan).
See also
[edit]- List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
- List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
- List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
- Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
- Pacific ring of fire
References
[edit]- ^abc"Malindig".Global Volcanism Program.Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ab"Tourism".Official Website of Marinduque.Archived fromthe originalon April 24, 2008.RetrievedMarch 19,2019.
- ^abc"Potentially Active".Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.July 30, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon February 13, 2012.RetrievedMarch 19,2019.
- ^Mt. Malindig-Mountain Climb
- ^Marinduque-TourismArchivedJune 21, 2008, at theWayback Machine