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07-APR-2003 Jojie F. Alcantara

Taal Volcano and Crater Lake, Tagaytay (2003)

Philippines

Photography, Jojie Alcantara

This is Vulcan Point, a volcanic island within Crater Lake of Taal Volcano, which is in Volcano Island, within Taal Lake. It is said to be cited in the Philippines as the world's largest volcanic island within a lake on an island within a lake on an island (huh???). Shot in 2003 with a point and shoot Sony Cybershot cam from a chopper.

Confusing? Here's how Wikipedia explains it:
Taal Lake is a freshwater lake in the province of Batangas, on the island of Luzon, Philippines. The lake is situated within a caldera formed by very large eruptions between 500,000 and 100,000 years ago. It is the country's third largest lake (the largest being Laguna de Bay). The active Taal Volcano, which is the one responsible for the lake's sulfuric content, lies on an island in the center of the lake, called Volcano Island. The island is called pulo or islet by the locals. In addition, there is a crater lake on Volcano Island, which is in Lake Taal, which in turn is on Luzon (an island). That crater lake is the world's largest lake on an island in a lake on an island, and it in turn contains its own small island, Vulcan Point.

Sony Cybershot
1/485s f/5.6 at 6.1mm iso100 full exif

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