Taal Volcano is located about 60 km SSE of Metro Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It is a complex volcanic system composed of a small volcanic island (Volcano Island), which has been the site of almost all historic activity, located within a 20x30 km lake-filled complex caldera(?) (Taal Lake, in older texts was also called Lake Bonbon), one of the great volcano-tectonic depressions of the world.
Taal as the Decade Volcano for the Philippines Thirty three eruptions have been recorded since 1572 at Taal, mostly on Volcano Island. The impacts of these eruptions were largely confined to the intracaldera area. Occasional violent activity, however, such as the 1754 plinian eruption, affected the entire region, including what is now the Metro Manila area with fallout. Some activity, such as the 1749 eruption, were accompanied by crustal disturbance and strong earthquakes, which generated ground fissures and pronounced subsidence that extended across Taal Lake.
I am an American and I traveled to Taal last year with my elderly mother, teenage son and Filipina wife. We stayed at the Days Hotel and enjoyed the breath-taking views and good traditional Filipino food. The canoe ride across Lake Taal to the volcano was fun and wet; the service personnel were outstanding. Even though my mother could not hike or horseback ride to the top, it was well worth the trip.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry but that is not Taal Volcano. That is 1 of the 47 cones in Volcano Island of Taal. Tha is Binintiang Malaki!
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