Taal Volcano

Taal Volcano is an active volcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.

This is located in Talisay and San Nicolas in Batangas.

It consists of an island in Lake Taal, which is situated within a caldera formed by an earlier very large eruption.

It is about 50 km from the capital, Manila.

The volcano has erupted violently several times, causing loss of life in the populated areas surrounding the lake.

Death toll was around 5,000 - 6,000 Due to its eruptive history and location close to population centres, the volcano has been designated a Decade Volcano worthy of close study to prevent future natural disasters.

Taal Volcano is part of a chain of volcanoes along the western side of the island of Luzon, all formed by the subduction of the Eurasian Plate underneath the Philippine Mobile Belt.

Taal Lake lies within a 25–30 km caldera formed in four giant explosive eruptions between 500,000 and 100,000 years ago.

Each of these eruptions created extensive ignimbrite deposits, reaching as far away as where Manila stands today.

Since the caldera formation, subsequent eruptions have built up the current Taal Volcano, on an island known as Volcano Island in the lake.

This island covers an area of about 23 km², and is made up of overlapping cones and craters from many different eruption episodes.

47 cones and craters have been identified on the island.

Volcano island contains a lake about 2km across, called Crater Lake, within which is another island.