Taal is a volcano located in the active west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines . Located in Talisay and San Nicolas in Batangas. It is an island in Lake Taal, which is situated within a caldera formed by an earlier very large eruption. It is approximately 50 kilometers from the capital, Manila.
The volcano has erupted 33 times since 1572 , causing loss of life in the populated areas surrounding the lake ( 1911 - 1300 dead, 1965 - 200 dead). The recent period's most active volcano occurred between 1965 and 1977.
