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Mayon

  (mä-yōn') pronunciation, Mount

An active volcano, 2,461.4 m (8,070 ft) high, of southeast Luzon, Philippines. It is considered one of the world's most perfect cones.

 

 
 
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Mayon Volcano

Active volcano, southeastern Luzon, Philippines. One of the world's most perfect volcanic cones, it has a base 80 mi (130 km) in circumference and rises to 8,077 ft (2,462 m). It is popular with climbers and campers and is the centre of Mayon Volcano National Park, which occupies 21 sq mi (55 sq km). It has erupted more than 30 times since 1616; an eruption in 1993 killed 75 people. Its most destructive eruption was in 1814, when the town of Cagsawa was buried.

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Columbia Encyclopedia: Mount Mayon
(mäyōn') , active volcano, c.8,000 ft (2,440 m) high, SE Luzon, the Philippines. One of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines, it also is considered one of the world's most perfect cones. The town of Cagsawa was buried in an eruption in 1814; major eruptions occurred in 1947, 1984, and 1993. Mayon has erupted several times since its last major eruption.

 
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n. - Mayon

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n. - Mayon

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
马荣

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 馬榮

한국어 (Korean)
메이욘

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מאיון‬

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