Mayon - the most perfect volcano Bashny.Net

Philippines Mayon acting stratovolcano located on the island of Luzon and rises to 2462 meters above sea level. Its main feature is the shape of a cone. It is believed that Mayon has the perfect form of the cone itself.





The length of the base of the volcano is 130 kilometers. Given that Mayon is located on the boundary of the Eurasian and Philippine plates in the region it is the most active and the last four centuries erupted more than fifty times. Despite these frequent eruptions, Mayon continues to maintain its ideal form. Thanks to its "beautiful appearance", the volcano and the neighborhood got the status of national parks and protected landscape in 1938. Another feature of Mayon is viewed from above, that he shared in their circle of eight municipalities, like pieces of a pie.