Taal Volcano

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active volcano complex volcano stratovolcano

Taal Volcano is an active and historically explosive volcano in the Philippines, famous for its picturesque crater lake setting on the island of Luzon.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Taal Volcano Protected Landscape 1

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano ⓘ
complex volcano ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ
abbreviation PHIVOLCS monitoring ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
elevation about 311 meters above sea level ⓘ
eruptionStyle Plinian ⓘ
Strombolian ⓘ
phreatomagmatic ⓘ
etymology "Taal" meaning "native" or "indigenous" in Tagalog ⓘ
governingBody local governments of Batangas lakeshore towns ⓘ
hasCalderaDiameter about 25 kilometers ⓘ
hasCoordinateLatitude 14.002°N ⓘ
hasCoordinateLongitude 120.993°E ⓘ
hasCraterLakeDiameter about 2 kilometers ⓘ
hasFeature crater lake ⓘ
fumaroles ⓘ
main crater ⓘ
phreatomagmatic vents ⓘ
hasIslandInCraterLake Vulcan Point (historical feature) ⓘ
hasLake Taal Lake ⓘ
hasVEI VEI 6 (historical maximum) ⓘ
hazard ashfall ⓘ
base surges ⓘ
lake tsunamis ⓘ
pyroclastic flows ⓘ
volcanic earthquakes ⓘ
volcanic gas emissions ⓘ
isOneOf Decade Volcanoes (former IAVCEI list) ⓘ
most active volcanoes in the Philippines ⓘ
lastEruptionStart 12 January 2020 ⓘ
listedIn Global Volcanism Program ⓘ
surface form: Global Volcanism Program database
locatedIn Batangas province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Calabarzon region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Luzon ⓘ
locatedInOrOn Taal Lake ⓘ
locatedOn Volcano Island ⓘ
managedBy Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ⓘ
monitoredBy Global Volcanism Program ⓘ
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ⓘ
surface form: PHIVOLCS
nameLanguage Tagalog ⓘ
nearCity San Nicolas, Batangas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tagaytay ⓘ
Talisay, Batangas NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEruption 1754 eruption ⓘ
1911 eruption ⓘ
1965 eruption ⓘ
1968 eruption ⓘ
1969 eruption ⓘ
1977 eruption ⓘ
2020 eruption ⓘ
partOf Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ
prominence about 300 meters ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus part of Taal Volcano Protected Landscape ⓘ
tectonicSetting subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate ⓘ
tourismAttraction Taal Volcano Island trekking ⓘ
viewpoints in Tagaytay Ridge ⓘ
volcanicArcOrBelt Luzon Volcanic Arc ⓘ
surface form: Luzon volcanic arc
volcanoNumber 273070 ⓘ
volcanoType caldera system ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Calabarzon → hasProtectedArea → Taal Volcano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taal Volcano Protected Landscape
Calabarzon → hasVolcano → Taal Volcano ⓘ
Luzon → hasVolcano → Taal Volcano ⓘ
Philippine Archipelago → hasVolcano → Taal Volcano ⓘ