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Bulkang Mayon

Mount Mayon, located in the Philippines, is an active stratovolcano known for its perfectly symmetrical conical shape. It was the first area in the Philippines to be declared a national park due to its landscape and the volcano. Mayon Volcano Natural Park is now part of the Albay Biosphere Reserve recognized by UNESCO and is being nominated as a World Heritage Site. It is considered the most active volcano in the Philippines and its activity is closely monitored.

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Bulkang Mayon

Mount Mayon, located in the Philippines, is an active stratovolcano known for its perfectly symmetrical conical shape. It was the first area in the Philippines to be declared a national park due to its landscape and the volcano. Mayon Volcano Natural Park is now part of the Albay Biosphere Reserve recognized by UNESCO and is being nominated as a World Heritage Site. It is considered the most active volcano in the Philippines and its activity is closely monitored.

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Mayon Volcano (Central Bicolano: Bulkan Mayong, Tagalog: Bulkang Mayon IPA: [mɐjɔn]), also

known as Mount Mayon (Spanish: Monte Mayón),[4] is a sacred[5] and active stratovolcano in


the province of Albay in Bicol Region, on the large island of Luzon in the Philippines. A popular
tourist spot, it is renowned for its "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 as a Natural Park and renamed as the Mayon Volcano Natural
Park in 2000.[6] It is the centerpiece of the Albay Biosphere Reserve, declared by UNESCO in 2016,
[7]
 and is currently being nominated as a World Heritage Site.
It is the most active volcano in the Philippines, and its activity is regularly monitored
by PHIVOLCS from their provincial headquarters on Ligñon Hill, about 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) SSE
from the summit.[8]

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