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The Zambales Mountains are on the western side of Luzon, in the Philippines. The mountains separate Luzon's central plain from the South China Sea and extend out as the Bataan Peninsula to the south, enclosing the Manila Bay. Mount Pinatubo is an active volcano in the mountain range and it erupted at 8.50 am on 12 June1991. It was the most powerful volcanic eruption of the 2Oth century. The volcanic eruption coincided with the arrival of tropical typhoon Yayong. The U.S. Military Base at Clark Field near Angeles City, Pampanga, was covered in thick volcanic ash and lahar.
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