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Mayon (Central Bikol: Bulkan Mayon; Tagalog: Bulkang Mayon, IPA:), also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol, Philippines. A popular tourist spot, it is renowned for its "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape , and is regarded as sacred in Philippine mythology .
The Mayon Volcano Natural Park is a protected area of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region (Region 5) on southeast Luzon Island, the largest island of the country.The Natural park covers an area of 5,775.7 hectares (14,272 acres), which includes its centerpiece Mayon Volcano, the most active volcano in the Philippines, and its adjacent surroundings. [1]
There are 100 volcanoes in the Philippines listed by the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) at present, [6] of which 20 are categorized as "historical" and 59 as "Holocene". [6] The GVP lists volcanoes with historical, Holocene eruptions, or possibly older if strong signs of volcanism are still evident through thermal ...
Similarly, Isarog Volcano, also dormant and part of the Bicol Volcanic Arc, last erupted in 2,374 BCE ± 87 years or 3,500 BCE ± 125 years (5,500 ya ± 125 years) and is now a favored camping destination. Together, these volcanoes contribute to the geological diversity and natural attractions of the Philippines.
The provincial government has also expanded its suspension of school classes to more towns around the 2,462-meter (8,077-foot) volcano, about 340 km (210 miles) southeast of Manila.
The Cagsawa ruins are located 2.2 km (1.4 mi) from the town of Daraga and are approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) from the city of Legazpi. [3] [4] They are also 3.3 km (2.1 mi) from the Legazpi Airport and a 55-minute flight from Manila. [5]
Villagers living within a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) radius of Mayon volcano’s crater were told to leave the long-designated permanent danger zone and move to safer grounds due to the danger of ...
Several of these (most especially volcanoes) were provided by the PHIVOLCS website). Others were derived mostly from the OpenStreetMap (OSM) database (released under the Open Database License), and a few from GeoNames (released under the Creative Commons attribution license). Notes: if a volcano, may contain the type, as classified by the PHIVOLC