Taal Volcano
The Taal Volcano is a complex volcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is a large caldera filled by Taal Lake in the province of Batangas about 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of Manila, the volcano is the second most active volcano in the country with 38 recorded historical eruptions, all of which were concentrated on Volcano Island, near the middle of Taal Lake.[3] The caldera was formed by prehistoric eruptions between 140,000 and 5,380 BP.[4]
| 280px Taal Volcano, pictured from an aircraft | |
| Elevation | 311 m (1,020 ft)[1] |
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| Location | |
| Location | Talisay and San Nicolas, Batangas, Philippines |
| Geology | |
| Type | Caldera[1] |
| Last eruption | December 3, 2024[2] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Daang Kastila (Spanish Trail) |
Gallery
Taal Volcano from Agoncillo, Batangas
Volcanic Cone in Taal Lake
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Taal Volcano's crater before the 1911 eruption, with the central cone and one of the lakes on the crater floor
Aerial view of Taal Volcano in Lake Taal, circa 1930s
Main Crater with Vulcan Point Island in 2009
Cinder cone and embayment created by the 1965 eruption
Taal Volcano is a caldera located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
Taal Volcano provides a picturesque view from Tagaytay.
The January 12, 2020, eruption
Recorded IP cam of the eruption taken on July 1, 2021, by PHIVOLCS
A solar-powered remote monitoring station located at Taal Volcano island
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Error: no vnum specified when using {{cite gvp}}
- ↑ Taal Volcano New phreatomagmatic explosion today. https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/taal/news/259133/Taal-volcano-Luzon-Island-Philippines-new-phreatomagmatic-explosion-today.html.
- ↑ Alvaro Limos, Mario (January 21, 2020). "We Should Stop Calling Taal the World's Smallest Volcano". Esquiremag.ph. https://www.esquiremag.ph/politics/opinion/taal-not-the-world-s-smallest-volcano-a00293-20200121. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ↑ Delos Reyes, Perla J.; Bornas, Ma. Antonia V.; Dominey-Howes, Dale; Pidlaoan, Abigail C.; Magill, Christina R.; Solidum, Renato U. Jr. (2018). "A synthesis and review of historical eruptions at Taal Volcano, Southern Luzon, Philippines". Earth-Science Reviews. 177: 565–588. Bibcode:2018ESRv..177..565D. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.11.014.
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