Location[edit]

Mayon is shared by eight cities and municipalities of Albay province

Mayon is the main landmark and highest point of the province of Albay and the whole Bicol Region in
the Philippines, rising 2,462 metres (8,077 ft) from the shores of the Albay Gulf about 10 kilometres
(6.2 mi) away.[9][10] The volcano is geographically shared by the eight cities and municipalities
of Legazpi City, Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan, Ligao City, Tabaco City, Malilipot and Santo
Domingo (clockwise from Legazpi), which divide the cone like slices of a pie when viewing a map of
their political boundaries.

Geomorphology[edit]
Mayon is a classic stratovolcano with a small central summit crater. The cone is considered the world's
most perfectly formed volcano for its symmetry,[10] which was formed through layers of lava
flows and pyroclastic surges from past eruptions and erosion. The upper slopes of the basaltic-
andesitic stratovolcano are steep, averaging 35–40 degrees.[citation needed]
Like other volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean, Mayon is a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. It is on the
southeast side of Luzon, close to the Philippine Trench, which is the convergent boundary where
the Philippine Sea Plate sinks beneath (is subducted beneath) the Philippine Mobile Belt. When an
oceanic plate subducts, it releases water into the overlying mantle. The water lowers the melting point
of the mantle and triggers melting that generates magma. The magma rises and erupts at the surface
at a volcano like Mayon.[citation needed]