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Coordinates:
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13°15′24″ N 123°41′6″ E
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Type:
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Stratovolcano
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Age of rock:
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Last eruption:
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2004
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Mayon Volcano is a
volcano in the
Philippines. It is found in the
province of
Albay in the
Bicol Region. Its almost perfectly-shaped cone is considered by many people to be more beautiful than
Mt. Fuji in
Japan. A few kilometres to the south of the volcano is
Legazpi City.
Mayon is classified by
volcanologists as a
stratovolcano (composite volcano). Its symmetric cone was formed through alternate
pyroclastic and
lava flows. Mayon is the most active volcano in the country, having erupted around 50 times for the past 400 years.
The most destructive eruption of Mayon occurred on
February 1,
1814. Lava flows buried the town of
Cagsawa and 1,200 people perished. Only the belltower of the town church remained.
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