The Mayon volcano is known for being the most perfect stratovolcano in the world. Being the most active volcano in the Philippines, it erupts about once every 11 years.
With forests, grass, deserts, rocks and boulders on it, it is a conical shaped volcano.
Mayon's history of eruptions date back to the 1600s. It has erupted 47 times since 1616 and the last time it erupted was on February 2, 1993 killing 68 people.The most distructive explosion was on January 2, 1814 killing 1200 people.
The type of lava of Mayon is ANDESITIC. Mayon erupts in three different ways, Strombolian, Vulcanian, and Plinian.
My volcano, on a convergant boundary, is where it is because it is where the Pacific Plate and the Philippine Plate converge.
The Pacfic Plate is going under the Philippine Plate.
