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Mayon in Albay

Mayon Volcano , also known as Mount Mayon or simply Mayon, is an


active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region, on the island
of Luzon in the Philippines. Renowned as the "perfect cone" because of
its symmetric conical shape, the volcano and its surrounding landscape was
declared a national park on July 20, 1938, the first in the nation. It was
reclassified a Natural Park and renamed Mayon Volcano Natural Park in the
year 2000. Local folklore refers to the volcano being named after the
legendary princess-heroine Daragang Magayon .

Type of Volcano: Stratovolcano


Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island

Kanlaon Volcano, also spelled as Kanla-on or sometimes Canlaon, is


an active stratovolcano on the island of Negros in theVisayas section of
the Philippines. The volcano straddles the provinces of Negros
Occidental and Negros Oriental, approximately 30 km (19 mi) southeast
of Bacolod, the capital and most populous city of Negros Occidental and of the
whole island region.

The volcano is a favorite spot for mountain climbers and is the centerpiece
of Mount Kanlaon Natural Park, a national park originally established on
August 8, 1934. It is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines and part of
the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Type of Volcano: Stratovolcano
Biliran Volcano in Biliran
Biliran volcano comprises the whole 20x35 km Island of Biliran which is formed
by a group of lava domes. It is located across the narrow Biliran Strait from the
northern tip of Leyte Island.
Biliran volcano is at the northern end of a 170 km long volcanic chain extending
SSE to Panaon Island.
The only known historic activity took place on 26 September 1939 and consisted
of a phreatic explosion accompanied possibly by a debris avalanche. Ash fell in
Caibiran town 12 km to the E.
There are many fumarole fields, hot springs, mud pools and thermal areas on
Biliran.
Type of Volcano: Compound Volcano
Mandalagan Volcano in northern Negros
Island,
Mandalagan volcano in northern Negros Island, Central Philippines, is an eroded
dominantly andesitic-dacitic volcanic complex. It is formed by 7 volcanic edifices
and has at least 5 craters of up to 2 km in diameter, some of which are probably
calderas. The age of its last eruptions, which produced a thin basalt lava flow, is
unknown.
Mandalagan has very active fumaroles in at least 11 locations.
One fumarole field is particularly powerful. It emits a high-temperature (106
degrees C) plume to 30 m height accompanied by a roaring noise like a high-
pressure geothermal borehole.
Mandalagan volcano is part of the northern Negros volcanic arc which also
contains Mt Silay (1534 m), Mt Kanlaon (2465 m). Mt Mandalagan volcanoes.

Type of Volcano: Complex Volcano


Cabalian Volcano in Leyte

Cabalian Volcano is an active volcano located in the province of Southern


Leyte (Region VIII) in the Philippines.

Type of Volcano: Stratovolcano

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