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Mayon Volcano

Mayon
Bulkang Mayon  (Central Bikol)
Mt.Mayon tam3rd.jpg
Mayon as viewed from Ligñon Hill in Legazpi City, Albay in December 2006
Highest point
Elevation 2,463 m (8,081 ft) 
Prominence 2,447 m (8,028 ft) 
Listing
Coordinates 13°15′24″N 123°41′6″E / 13.25667°N 123.68500°E / 13.25667; 123.68500Coordinates: 13°15′24″N 123°41′6″E / 13.25667°N 123.68500°E / 13.25667; 123.68500
Geography
Mayon is located in Philippines
Mayon
Mayon
Location within the Philippines
Location Luzon
Country Philippines
Region Bicol Region
Province Albay
Cities and
municipalities
Geology
Age of rock more than 20 million years old
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption September 18, 2014
Climbing
First ascent Scotsmen Paton & Stewart (1858)

Mayon (Central Bikol: Bulkan Mayon, Filipino: Bulkang Mayon), also known as Mount Mayon or Mayon Volcano, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Renowned as the "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape, the volcano and its surrounding landscape was declared a national park on July 20, 1938, the first in the nation. It was reclassified a Natural Park and renamed Mayon Volcano Natural Park in the year 2000. Local folklore refers to the volcano being named after the legendary princess-heroine Daragang Magayon (English: Beautiful Lady).

Mayon is the main landmark and highest point of the province of Albay and the whole Bicol Region in the Philippines, rising 2,462 metres (8,077 ft) from the shores of the Albay Gulf about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away. The volcano is geographically shared by the eight cities and municipalities of Legazpi, Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan, Ligao, Tabaco, Malilipot and Santo Domingo (clockwise from Legazpi), which divide the cone like slices of a pie when viewed from above.


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