Mayon, Philippines
From series “The Most Active Volcanoes in the World”Height: 2460 meters .
Active Mayon volcano is situated on Luzon Island, which is part of the Philippine archipelago. It features not only an increased pace of activity, but also a very unusual shape close to the perfect cone. The volcano has being officially monitored last 400 years, during this time more than 50 major eruptions have happened. Height of the volcano is about 2,460 meters, but it changes after each eruption. The length of volcano’s base is about 130 kilometers.
One of the most serious eruptions of Mayon volcano occurred in 1814; it claimed lives of 1,200 people. As a result of the disaster, Cagsawa town located in the foothills of the volcano has been completely destroyed. In 1993, disaster has repeated killing 79 people; during the next eruption several small settlements were wiped out from the face of the earth. Another phase of Mayon volcano activity came in 2009 causing evacuation of thousands of local residents. In 2013, four climbers from Germany and their guide have died during the ascent to the mouth of the volcano. However, numerous tragic events didn’t confuse modern tourists.
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