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  1. Inside The Legend Of The Formation Of Mayon Volcano

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  2. Mayon Volcano Eruption: Here's What We Know

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  3. 15 Remarkable Facts about Mayon Volcano

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  4. Mount Mayon: Facts and History

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  5. Discovering Mayon Volcano: Beyond the Beauty of the Stunner and the

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  6. Mayon Volcano Natural Park on list of nominees for World Heritage

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  1. Mayon Volcano continues unrest but remains under Alert Level 3

  2. Mayon Volcano Exploding

  3. Mayon Volcano view

  4. The MAYON VOLCANO Formation

  5. Going to Mayon Volcano

  6. Mayon Volcano Part 2

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  1. Mayon Volcano

    Mayon Volcano, active volcano, southeastern Luzon, Philippines, dominating the city of Legaspi. Called the world's most perfect volcanic cone because of the symmetry of its shape, it has a base 80 miles (130 km) in circumference and rises to 8,077 feet (2,462 metres) from the shores of Albay Gulf.

  2. Mayon

    Mayon is shared by eight cities and municipalities of Albay province.. Mayon is the main landmark and highest point of the province of Albay and the whole Bicol Region in the Philippines, rising 2,463 meters (8,081 ft) from the shores of Albay Gulf about 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) away. [9] [10] The volcano is geographically shared by the eight cities and municipalities of Legazpi, Daraga, Camalig ...

  3. 15 Remarkable Facts about Mayon Volcano

    Mayon Volcano, also known as Mount Mayon, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. A stratovolcano is a conical volcano mountain built up by many layers of hardened lava and tephra. They are typically characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and periodic ...

  4. Mount Mayon: Facts and History

    Mount Mayon is a stratovolcano, that is, it is made out of alternating strata of lava and ash and is part of the Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean. At the summit, there is a crater. The cone-shaped mountain is deemed as one of the most perfectly formed mountains because of the symmetry it possesses. Towards the top, Mayon is steeper with the ...

  5. Mayon

    Image courtesy: USGS Beautifully symmetrical Mayon volcano, which rises to 2462 m above the Albay Gulf, is the Philippines' most active volcano. The structurally simple volcano has steep upper slopes averaging 35-40 degrees that are capped by a small summit crater. The historical eruptions of this basaltic-andesitic volcano date back to 1616 and range from strombolian to basaltic plinian, with ...

  6. Why This Volcano Eruption in the Philippines May Be Especially Deadly

    A huge column of ash shoots up to the sky during an explosion from the Mayon volcano, about 200 miles southeast of Manila, Philippines. Photograph by Earl Recamunda, AP Mount Mayon is known for ...

  7. Geology Makes the Mayon Volcano Visually ...

    Lava cascades down the slopes of the erupting Mayon volcano in January 2018. Seen from Busay Village in Albay province, 210 miles southeast of Manila, Philippines. AP Photo/Dan Amaranto

  8. The Majestic MAYON VOLCANO: Albay, Philippines

    Mayon Volcano, or Mount Mayon, is well-known around the world as the "perfect cone" volcano, thanks to its almost symmetric conical shape — a unique feature. It is also the most active volcano in the Philippines, having erupted almost 50 times in the past 400 years alone. The site is also a protected landscape and a natural park.

  9. Mayon Volcano

    Mayon Volcano is a Stratovolcano composite type volcano renowned for its perfect cone shape, can be seen in all eight cities and municipalities of Albay. With a height of 8,077 feet or 2,462 metres, it is the highest point of the province and was declared the first national park of the Philippines on July 20, 1938 and was reclassified a Natural ...

  10. Report on Mayon (Philippines)

    Mayon (Philippines) Mainly calm during 2009-2013; 7 May 2013 explosion kills five climbers. Please cite this report as: ... Symmetrical Mayon, which rises above the Albay Gulf NW of Legazpi City, is the most active volcano of the Philippines. The steep upper slopes are capped by a small summit crater. Recorded eruptions since 1616 CE range from ...