Taal Lake and Volcano

TAAL LAKE AND VOLCANO

Lake Taal is the third largest in the country (240 sq km) and it cradles a 23 sq km island with a 1.2 sq km crater lake within. It has 37 tributaries flowing into it and only one outlet to the sea, the 8.2 km Pansipit River which flows out to Balayan Bay. It is home to 15 species of migratory fish and 4 species of endemic fish (e.g. tawilis and maliputo), as well as reptiles like the fresh sea snake known as duhol. The basin is composed of 9 watersheds.

Taal Volcano is a unique geological masterpiece and a major landmark considered to be the heart of the province of Batangas. It is a sought after destination accessible through the municipalities of Talisay, San Nicolas, and Balete.

Taal Lake is a freshwater lake in the province of Batangas, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The lake fills Taal Caldera, a large volcanic caldera formed by very large eruptions between 500,000 and 100,000 years ago. It is the country's third largest lake after Laguna de Bay and Lake Lanao. Volcano Island, the location of Taal Volcano's historical eruptions and responsible for the lake's sulfuric content, lies near the center of the lake. There is a crater lake on Volcano Island, which is the world's largest lake on an island (Volcano Island) in a lake (Taal Lake) on an island (Luzon). Known as the Yellow Lake or the Main Crater Lake, it contains its own small island, Vulcan Point.