Dakut
Highest point
Elevation474[1] m (1,555 ft)
Coordinates5°4′00″N 120°56′00″E / 5.06667°N 120.93333°E / 5.06667; 120.93333
Geography
LocationSulu, ARMM, Philippines[1]
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionUnknown

Dakut is located in the province of Sulu, in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, of the Philippines.

Physical features

Dakut is classified by Philippine volcanologists as a potentially active volcano, with an elevation of 474 meters. It is situated on Tapul island.[2]

Its physical form and predominant rock type are not recorded.

Its tectonic setting is the Sulu Arc, an area of political unrest, with many understudied volcanic forms.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "PHILVOLCS-LAVA (Local Active Volcanoes Archive)". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. Survey, U. S. Coast and Geodetic (1930). United States Coast Pilot: Philippine Islands: Palawan, Mindanao, and Sulu Archipelago. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 298. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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