Mayon Volcano

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Mayon Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the Philippines famed for its near-perfect conical shape and frequent eruptions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
natural landmark
stratovolcano
associatedWith legend of Daragang Magayon
composition andesitic to basaltic-andesitic lava
country Philippines
designationYear 1938
elevation 2463 meters
8081 feet
governedBy Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
hasCraterDiameter approximately 250 meters
hasEruptedIn 1616
1766
1814
1897
1928
1947
1984
1993
2000
2006
2009
2013
2014
2018
2020s
hazardType ash fall
lahars
lava flows
pyroclastic flows
knownFor frequent eruptions
near-perfect conical shape
lastEruption 2023
locatedIn Albay NERFINISHED
Bicol Region NERFINISHED
Luzon
locatedOn Philippine Mobile Belt
monitoredBy Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
surface form: PHIVOLCS
namedAfter Magayon
near Daraga
Legazpi City NERFINISHED
Tabaco City
partOf Pacific Ring of Fire
photoSubject Cagsawa Ruins with Mayon Volcano backdrop
previousName Mayon Volcano National Park NERFINISHED
prominence approximately 2350 meters
protectedArea Mayon Volcano Natural Park NERFINISHED
shape near-perfect cone
tectonicSetting subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate
tourismAttraction yes
volcanicArc Luzon Volcanic Arc
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Bikolano people associatedWithVolcano Mayon Volcano
Luzon hasVolcano Mayon Volcano
Philippine Archipelago hasVolcano Mayon Volcano
Bicol Region knownFor Mayon Volcano
Bicol Region volcano Mayon Volcano