I am left wordless to see with my own eyes the country's pride: Mayon Volcano in its splendor and beauty. It is the pride of the Bicolanos!
Mayon Volcano is an active volcano in the Philippines on the island of Luzon, in the province of Albay in the Bicol Region. Its almost perfectly-shaped cone is considered by some to be the Philippine equivalent of Mount Fuji in Japan. The volcano is situated 15 kilometres northwest of Legazpi City.
Mayon is classified by volcanologists as a stratovolcano (composite volcano). Its symmetric cone was formed through alternate pyroclastic and lava flows. Mayon is the most active volcano in the country, having erupted over 47 times in the past 400 years. It is located between the Eurasian and the Philippine Plate, at a convergent plate boundary: where a continental plate meets an oceanic plate, the lighter continental plate overrides the oceanic plate, forcing it down; magma is formed where the rock melts. Like other volcanoes located around the rim of the Pacific Ocean, Mayon is a part of the "Pacific Ring of Fire".
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That is a beauty. Is it the subject of much art in the Philippines?
Great shots of Mayon, ang ganda pa rin talaga. Pass muna ako sa WW, nakikigulo lang hehe.
It is indeed majestic. Very well done. Have a great WW. :)
What a beautiful sight. Shows the power of mother nature. Just awesome!
Happy WW!
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Those are beautiful shots, quite impressive mountain! Hope she doesn't blow any time soon.
what a beautiful capture!! I love your WW!
What a perfect subject for this week. Beautifully captured.
Daan lang si me!
Happy WW.
Wow~ Must have been a real interesting trip there! It does have an almost perfect cone shape :P
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It looks like Mount Fuji to me! Such beautiful sights in the Philippines and I've only been to Manila!
Kapatid, buti ka pa, you were able to take good shots of Mayon. It was so cloudy when I went there. Hindi talaga nagpa-picture sa akin ang Mayon.
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