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Laguna de Bay (Spanish for "Lagoon/Lake of Bay"; Filipino: Lawa ng Bay, ), also known as Laguna Lake and alternatively spelled "Laguna de Bae", [1] is the largest lake in the Philippines. It is located southeast of Metro Manila , between the provinces of Laguna to the south and Rizal to the north.
Studies in Laguna de Bay from 1961 showed its productivity was decreasing. Towards the end of the decade, while overall value increased, this was due to an increase in fish pens. Capture fisheries decreased in productivity, with a small increase in shrimp capture being overshadowed with significant decreases in fish and snail capture.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) ... Laguna de Bay (2 C, 8 P) Lake Lanao (1 C, 1 P) M. Lake Mainit (1 C, 2 ...
Gobiopterus lacustris has been almost wiped out of Laguna de Bay. [9] The introduced tilapia species have outcompeted local species in many lakes. [30]: 36 Bycatch in crab gillnets can reach up to 45% of the catch, and much is thrown out. Of the crabs caught, around 3 of every 10 caught are immature, and 1 or 2 are egg-bearing females.
Talim Island is located almost at the center of Laguna de Bay, a three-lobed lake the center of which is the Laguna Caldera. The northernmost tip of the island is separated from the mainland by Diablo Pass, which is only about 240 meters (790 ft) at the narrowest. The southernmost tip of the island is called Talim Point.
Crocodile Lake is located in Barangay Tadlac, in the hot springs resort town of Los Baños ('The Baths' in English) near the border with Calamba in the province of Laguna.The lake is contained in a piece of land jutting out to Laguna de Bay that was known as Malilimbas Point, [6] [7] and is directly situated below the northeastern slope of Mount Makiling, the highest mountain in the Laguna ...
Jamboree Lake is a narrow, serpentine lake, about 0.28 kilometers (0.17 mi) long, and situated some 1.8 kilometers (1.1 mi) west of Laguna de Bay coastline in Poblacion, Muntinlupa. It is in the eastern portion of the New Bilibid Prison Reservation, close to NBP Gate 1 at its boundary with Camella Homes Alabang IV-A and the Tensuan villages of ...
It is the country's third-largest lake, after Laguna de Bay and Lake Lanao. Volcano Island, the location of Taal Volcano's historical eruptions and responsible for the lake's sulfuric content, lies near the center of the lake. There is a crater lake on Volcano Island. It was known as Yellow Lake [4] and contains its own small island, Vulcan Point.