MOUNT
MAYON - #272954
Albay
Mayon
Volcano also known as MOUNT MAYON, is an active volcano in the province of
Albay, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is a classic stratovolcano type of volcano
capped by a small central summit crater.
Renowned as the “perfect cone” because of its almost symmetric conical
shape, it was declared a national park and a protected landscape on July 20,
1938, the first in the country. It was
reclassified a Natural Park and renamed Mayon Volcano Natural Park in the year
2000. It is the main landmark of Albay
Province, rising 8,077 ft from the shores of the Gulf of Albay about 10 km
away. Mayon is the most active volcano
in the Philippines having erupted over 48 times in the past 400 years.
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