Mount Sumagaya
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Mount Sumagaya is a mountain
on the northern part of the island of Mindanao
in the Philippines
. It is under the jurisdictional territory of the municipality of Claveria
. It stands at a height of about 2, 248 meters (7, 375 feet) high.
It is part of the Central Mindanao Cordillera that stretches from Camiguin
in the north to Saranggani in the south. The mountain rose to prominence during the crash of Cebu Pacific Flight 387
on its slopes in 1998, one of the deadliest aviation incidents in the Philippines.
Mountain
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on the northern part of the island of Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It is under the jurisdictional territory of the municipality of Claveria
Claveria, Misamis Oriental
The Town of Claveria is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Mindanao, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 43,514 people. In 2000 census it has a recorded 7,843 households...
. It stands at a height of about 2, 248 meters (7, 375 feet) high.
It is part of the Central Mindanao Cordillera that stretches from Camiguin
Camiguin
Camiguin is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bohol Sea, about off the northern coast of Misamis Oriental in Mindanao. It is the second-smallest province both in population and land area after Batanes...
in the north to Saranggani in the south. The mountain rose to prominence during the crash of Cebu Pacific Flight 387
Cebu Pacific Flight 387
Cebu Pacific Flight 387 was a domestic Cebu Pacific Air flight from Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro City on Mindanao Island. On February 2, 1998, the 31-year old McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 crashed on the slopes of Mount Sumagaya in Claveria, Misamis...
on its slopes in 1998, one of the deadliest aviation incidents in the Philippines.
See also
- Active volcanos in the Philippines
- Potentially active volcanos in the Philippines