Mayon

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Mayon

Bulkang Mayon (Central Bicolano)

Mayon as viewed from Ligñon Hill in Legazpi City, Albay in December

2006

Highest point

Elevation 2,463 m (8,081 ft) [1]

Prominence 2,447 m (8,028 ft) [1]

 Active volcano
Listing
 Ultra

13°15′24″N 123°41′6″ECoordinates:
Coordinates 13°15′24″N 123°41′6″E 
Geography

Mayon
 Location within Luzon, Philippines

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Location Luzon
Country Philippines
Region Bicol Region
Province Albay
Cities and
municipalities List[show]
Geology
Age of rock > 20,000 yrs[2]
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 2018
Climbing
First ascent Scotsmen Paton & Stewart (1858)[3]

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Mayon (Central Bicolano: Bulkan Mayon, Tagalog: Bulkang Mayon, Spanish: Monte Mayón), also
known as Mayon Volcano or Mount Mayon, is an active stratovolcano in
the province of Albay in Bicol Region, on the large island of Luzon in the Philippines. Renowned as
the "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape, the volcano with 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 as the Mayon Volcano Natural Park in 2000.[4] Local folklore refers to the
volcano being named after the legendary princess-heroine Daragang Magayon (English: Beautiful
Lady). Numerous festivals and rituals are associated with the volcano and its landscape.[5] The
volcano is the centerpiece of the Albay Biosphere Reserve, declared by UNESCO in 2016.[6]

Contents

 1Location
 2Geomorphology
 3Recorded eruptions
o 3.11814 eruption
o 3.21881–1882 eruption
o 3.31897 eruption
o 3.41984 and 1993 eruptions
o 3.51999 eruption
o 3.62006 eruptions
o 3.72008 eruption
o 3.82009–2010 eruption
 3.8.1Government response
 3.8.2International response
o 3.92013 phreatic eruption
 3.9.1International response
o 3.102014 renewed activity
o 3.112018 activity
 4Deadly lahars
 5Monitoring Mayon
 6Philippine currency
 7See also
 8References
 9External links

Location[edit]

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 2,462 metres (8,077 ft) from the shores of the Albay Gulf about 10
kilometres (6.2 mi) away.[7][8] The volcano is geographically shared by the eight cities and
municipalities of Legazpi City, Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan, Ligao City, Tabaco
City, Malilipot and Santo Domingo (clockwise from Legazpi), which divide the cone like slices of a
pie when viewing a map of their political boundaries.

Geomorphology[edit]
Mayon is a classic stratovolcano with a small central summit crater. The cone is considered the
world's most perfectly formed volcano for its symmetry,[8] which was formed through layers of lava
flows and pyroclastic surges from past eruptions and erosion. The upper slopes of the basaltic-
andesiticstratovolcano are steep, averaging 35–40 degrees.[citation needed]
Like other volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean, Mayon is a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. It is on
the southeast side of Luzon, close to the Philippine Trench, which is the convergent boundary where
the Philippine Sea Plate sinks beneath (is subducted beneath) the Philippine Mobile Belt. When an
oceanic plate subducts, it releases water into the overlying mantle. The water lowers the melting
point of the mantle and triggers melting that generates magma. The magma rises and erupts at the
surface at a volcano like Mayon.[citation needed]