Lake Sampaloc<a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Sampaloc">[1]</a> is an inactive volcanic maar<a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inactive_volcano">[2]</a> <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maar">[3]</a> in  -- --- San Pablo, Laguna <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pablo_City">[4]</a>  on the island of Luzon, the Philippines. <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://nearbyph.com/location/14.080800/121.323891/dagatan-boulevard-sampaloc-lake-philippines">[5]</a>; Dagatan Boulevard is a place located at latitude (14.080800) and longtitude (121.323891) on the map of Philippines;  <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://wikimapia.org/18805/Sampaloc-Lake">[6]</a> Coordinates:   14°4'42"N   121°19'49"E; It is the largest of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo, Laguna<a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Lakes_of_San_Pablo">[7]</a>. Nearly half of the lake's depth has a shallow depression at the lake's bottom, indicating its volcanic origin. The lake is located behind San Pablo city hall and is dotted with fishpens and small cottages built on stilts. <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://awesomeplacestovisit.com/sampaloc-lake-laguna-philippines/">[8]</a> It is inactive volcanic maar οn thе island dotted wіth fishpens аnԁ small cottages built οn stilts with Boardwalk;<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://biyaherongbarat.com/tag/sampaloc-lake/">[9]</a>
<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.lagunapinas.com/2011/02/unwinding-at-relaxing-sampaloc-lake-of.html">[10]</a> The biggest amongst the seven lakes, it is 1.2 kilometers wide and 27 meters deep, and 3.7 km. circumference, a shallow volcanic crater, that got filled with water overtime;<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.waypoints.ph/detail_gen.php?wpt=samplk">[11]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.lantaw.com/2011/10/laguna-dawn-breaks-in-sampaloc-lake.html">[12]</a>; it has lotus flowers and in the foreground is the mysterious Mount Banahaw<a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Banahaw">[13]</a> with bamboo rafts and  fish pens contain ing tilapia, carp and bangus, several species of shrimps, just 20 meters deep;<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.ekolife.com.ph/tours/laguna">[14]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://ajpoliquit.wordpress.com/tag/sampaloc-lake/">[15]</a> It has been more than 700 years since the last eruption of the San Pablo Volcanic Field. Its craters, also known as maars, have since filled with water and are now disguised as placid lakes.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.nomadicexperiences.com/2012/05/take-lake-at-san-pablo-city-laguna.html">[16]</a>
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