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Facts Location: Luzon, Philippines Latitude and Longitude: 15.13° N, ° E Elevation: 1,485 m 4,900 ft Volcano Type: Stratovolcano Number of Eruptions in 20th Century: 2 Largest Eruption: 1991, VEI = 6VEI = 6 Notable Feature(s): Ash cloud, lahars. Notable Statistic: Second largest eruption of the 20th Century in terms of amount of material blown out of the vent. Affect on global weather. 722 deaths.
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Mount Pinatubo
By Noémie, Kofi, Philip and Mia
Facts• Location: Luzon, Philippines• Latitude and Longitude: 15.13° N, 120.35° E• Elevation: 1,485 m 4,900 ft• Volcano Type: Stratovolcano• Number of Eruptions in 20th Century: 2• Largest Eruption: 1991, VEI = 6• Notable Feature(s): Ash cloud, lahars.• Notable Statistic: Second largest eruption of the
20th Century in terms of amount of material blown out of the vent. Affect on global weather. 722 deaths.
Location
It is located on the island of Luzon, near the tripoint of the Philippine provinces of Zambales,
Tarlac, and Pampanga. It is located in the Cabusilan Mountains separating the west coast
of Luzon from the central plains.
Consequences
Bibliography
• http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1997/fs113-97/• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Pinatubo• http://geography.about.com/od/globalproble
msandissues/a/pinatubo.htm
