| Taal Volcano & Tagaytay City |
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Tagaytay,
Climb the world's smallest volcano or simply view it from the cool foggy slopes
of nearby
Tagatay City. Aside from being fairly challenging and rugged
climb,
Taal Volcano is a major lesson in earth science. Situated among
red oxidized soil and smoking vapor vents in the main crater, which houses a small
lake of sulfur and water. Up here the wind is cool, atmosphere calm and the view
breathtaking. Such a lovely sight, one might say, that belies this land's awesome
but violent nature.
Taal Volcano,as a Protected Area under the category of Protected Landscape through
Presidential Proclamation No. 906 dated October 6, 1996, strides the provinces
of Batangas and Cavite with a geographical position of 14 9'N latitude and 121
3' E lomgtitude. It covers an area of 65,790 hectares and situated in the municipalities
of Talisay, Malvar, Tanauan, Laurel, Agoncillo, Sta. Teresita, Cuenca, Alitagtag, Mataas na Kahoy, Lipa City, Balete and San Nicolas in Batangas and Tagaytay City in Cavite.
The forty seven (47) identified cones and craters which constitute the volcano island were formed by different types of volcanic processes: base surges (rapidly moving mixtures of volcanic debris and steam) ash falls and effusions of lava. Twenty aix (26) of these cones are tuff cones, five are cinder cones and four are marsh (shallow to deep circular depressions of volcanic origin.
