Mount Mayon Volcano
Mayon also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol, Philippines.
A popular tourist spot, it is renowned for its "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape, and is regarded as sacred in Philippine mythology.
Mayon is a classic stratovolcano with a small central summit crater.
It is one of the world's most symmetrical volcanic cones.
Like other volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean, Mayon is a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Mayon, about 330 km southeast of the capital Manila, is considered one of the most volatile of the country's 24 active volcanoes.
In August 2021, soils from Mayon have been found containing bacterial species with potential antibiotic and anti-cancer properties.
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