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Mayon ( bcl, Bulkan Mayon; tl, Bulkang Mayon, ), also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano ( es, Monte Mayón, Volcán Mayón), is an active
stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and peri ...
in the province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...
of Albay
Albay,
Three telemetric units are installed on Mayon's slopes, which send information to the seven
It is said that the volcano grew from the burial grounds of lovers Magayon and Panganoron. Thus, the ancient Bicolanos named it after the legendary princess-heroine Daragang Magayon ( en, Beautiful Lady, italic=yes). After some time, the volcano was chosen as the abode of the supreme god of the
Climbing Mayon Volcano
* ttp://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/html/update_VMEPD/vmepd/vmepd/lho.htm Mayon Volcano Observatorybr>Majestic Mt. Mayon – Cagsawa Ruin Park
– images by ''Jenny Exconde''.
*
Smithsonian Institution page on MayonMocha Uson apologizes for Mayon location mistake
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seismometer
A seismometer is an instrument that responds to ground noises and shaking such as caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and explosions. They are usually combined with a timing device and a recording device to form a seismograph. The outpu ...
s in different locations around the volcano. These instruments relay data to the Ligñon Hill observatory and the PHIVOLCS central headquarters on the University of the Philippines Diliman
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campus.
PHIVOLCS also deploys electronic distance meters (EDMs), precise leveling benchmarks, and portable fly spectrometers to monitor the volcano's daily activity.
Mythology
It is said that the volcano grew from the burial grounds of lovers Magayon and Panganoron. Thus, the ancient Bicolanos named it after the legendary princess-heroine Daragang Magayon ( en, Beautiful Lady, italic=yes). After some time, the volcano was chosen as the abode of the supreme god of the Bicolano people
The Bicolano people or the Bikolanos ( Bikol: ''Mga Bikolnon'') are the fourth-largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. Males are usually referred to as ''Bicolano'', and ''Bicolana'' is used for females. Their native region is commonly referred ...
, Gugurang, who also chose Mayon as the repository of the sacred fire of Ibalon. Numerous festivals and rituals are associated with the volcano and its landscape.
See also
* Cagsawa Ruins * List of volcanoes in the Philippines **List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
This is a list of active volcanoes in the Philippines, as categorized by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Volcanoes in the country have erupted within the last 600 years, with accounts of these eruptions documen ...
**List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
This is a list of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines, as classified by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
List
See also
* List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
* List of inactive volcanoes in t ...
**List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
This is a list of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines. Volcanoes with no record of eruptions are considered as extinct or inactive. Their physical form since their last activity has been altered by agents of weathering and erosion with the ...
*List of volcanic eruptions by death toll
Volcanic eruptions can be highly explosive. Some volcanoes have undergone catastrophic eruptions, killing large numbers of humans or other life forms. This list documents volcanic eruptions by human death toll.
Volcanic eruptions
See also
...
* List of protected areas of the Philippines
* List of Southeast Asian mountains
*List of mountains in the Philippines
The following is a partial list of mountains in the Philippines. Several of these are volcanoes, formed by subducting tectonic plates surrounding the archipelago.
List
This list contains most of the highest mountains in the country. It is li ...
**List of Ultras of the Philippines
This is a list of all the Ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 meters) in the Philippines.
See also
* List of mountains in the Philippines
Sources
ListMap
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*Geography of the Philippines
The Philippines is an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands with a total land area of . It is the world's fifth largest island country. The eleven largest islands contain 95% of the total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon ...
References
External links
Climbing Mayon Volcano
* ttp://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/html/update_VMEPD/vmepd/vmepd/lho.htm Mayon Volcano Observatorybr>Majestic Mt. Mayon – Cagsawa Ruin Park
– images by ''Jenny Exconde''.
*
Smithsonian Institution page on Mayon
{{Volcanoes of the Philippines 19th-century volcanic events 2018 natural disasters 20th-century volcanic events 21st-century volcanic events Active volcanoes of the Philippines Landforms of Albay Mountains of the Philippines Stratovolcanoes of the Philippines Subduction volcanoes Quadripoints and higher VEI-4 volcanoes Volcanoes of Luzon Holocene stratovolcanoes