Which province of Philippines is affected with Mayon Volcano?

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1. Guest5176
   

   Mayon Volcano is an active volcano within the Philippines onto the island of Luzon, within the province of Albay within the Bicol Region. It’s almost perfectly-shaped cone is conceived via a number of towards is the Philippine equalled of Mount Fuji within Japan. 15 kilometers towards the southeast of the volcano is Legazpi City.
   Mayon is classified via volcanologists as a composite volcano. Its symmetric cone was formed across alternate pyroclastic and lava flows. Mayon is the most active volcano within the nation, having erupted again 50 moments ago 400 years. It is located between the Eurasian and the Philippine Plate, at a convergent plate boundary: whereas a continental plate greets an oceanic plate, the lighter continental plate overrides the oceanic plate, dragging it down; magma is formed whereas the rock melts. Like volcanoes within the Pacific Ocean, Mayon is a portion of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
   Several cities are alarmed with this threat like, Camalig, Daraga, Malilipot, Sto, Domingo, Guinobatan towns, Legazpi, Tabaco and Ligao Cities. Tens of thousands of persons dwelling inside the hazard zone of Mayon Volcano in the Philippines were compelled to evacuate to crisis shelters. Sulphur Dioxide release of energy enhanced from 2,034 to 7,024 tonnes per day. At least 40,000 populations have been evacuated from the danger zone encircling Mayon volcano, Philippines. Lahars following the 2006 outbreak of Mayon volcano killed 1200 natives.
   

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