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World's Largest Caldera discovered in the Philippines


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It's official, the Philippines has the earth's largest known caldera.

In a recently-published study, titled "Benham Rise unveiled: Morphology and structure of an Eocene large igneous province in the West Philippine Basin," a group of marine geophysicists found the seismically active underwater region in the Philippine Sea.

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The marine geophysicists group that discovered the existence of the world's largest caldera consists of New Zealand-based Filipino scientist Jenny Anne Barreto, along with co-authors Ray Wood and John Milsom.

The caldera named 'Apolaki,' which means "giant lord," is based on the Filipino mythical god of the sun and war.

The University of Philippines Marine Science Institute states in a Facebook post that Apolaki Caldera has a diameter of roughly 150 kilometers, more than twice the size of Wyoming's Yellowstone Caldera in the U.S. which is only about 60 km.

The caldera is located at the bottom of the Philippine Sea and its, according to the paper's abstract, "features like a breached rim, intra-caldera benches, and a resurgent dome indicate a multi-phase volcanic history consisting of both quiet and explosive eruptions."

https://sea.mashable.com/science/7008/the-largest-known-volcano-in-the-world-has-been-discovered-in-the-philippine-sea?amp=1

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RAMROD

:fan:   I thought you said Canberra.

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Rose Bitch
3 minutes ago, Kimihiro said:

Sis lagot tayo pag pumutok yan. :laughga:

Hindi yan puputok hindi pa nairelease ang LG6 eh hintayin mo munang mairelease :cryga:

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Glamourpuss
1 hour ago, Gov Hooka said:

Good. It needs to explode and end human civilization before the end of the year. Please and thank you :interestinga:

But can it explode next year instead so we can at least hear LG6 before we all die? :wtf:

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boyerased
23 minutes ago, Rose Bitch said:

Hindi yan puputok hindi pa nairelease ang LG6 eh hintayin mo munang mairelease :cryga:

Inb4 pumutok siya an hour before LG6 release. :ally:

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skedaddleBItCh
2 hours ago, Kimihiro said:

Inb4 pumutok siya a millisecond before LG6 release. :ally:

FixedT:derpga:

Pero grabe mga sis, kapag pumutok yan, patay tayong lahat, kasama ang mga ibang bansa sa Southeast Asia!:cryga:

Sana mamatay mga korupt:lolga:

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skedaddleBItCh
4 hours ago, Gov Hooka said:

Good. It needs to explode and end human civilization before the end of the year. Please and thank you :interestinga:

LG6 first

Then good sis can explode all she wants:reductive: express her rage and end human civilization as we know it:lolly:

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gagaschickens

i knew that the biggest caldera was in santorini, in the volcano

my life was a lie

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