Lake Taal on the isle of Luzon , inward the northern halt of the Philippines archipelago , holds a especial distinction. It’s ane of solely ii lakes inward the public , every bit of straight off , to induce got a tertiary companionship isle inside it —the lake itself existence business office of the order. In other words , Lake Taal , which is located inside the isle of Luzon , has an isle (Volcano Island) that has a lake (Crater Lake) that contains its ain pocket-size isle called Vulcan Point.
Volcano Island is the location of Taal Volcano's historical eruptions together with is responsible for the lake's sulfuric content. The crater at the transcend of the Volcano Island is straight off filled amongst H2O giving ascent to Crater Lake. Vulcan Point is a pocket-size bump on Crater Lake.
A photograph taken from the International Space Station shows Taal Lake amongst Volcano Island containing Crater Lake. The isle Vulcan Point is barely visible. Photo credit: NASA Johnson/Flickr
As odd every bit this may audio , Vulcan Point isn’t the solely isle inside a lake inward an isle inside a lake inward an island. There is a to a greater extent than or less other together with much bigger four-acre unnamed isle inward Canada that sit down inside a pocket-size lake , too unnamed , which is itself surrounded yesteryear a slightly larger island. That isle , inward plough , is nestled inside a serial of long finger lakes located nigh xc kilometers inland from the southern coast of Victoria Island. Those who want to run across it on Google Maps tin move gear upward their coordinates to 69.793° N , 108.241° W. Or amend nonetheless , click here , together with zoom through the sequence of lakes together with islands.
The nameless isle was discovered inward 2012 later countless hours of pouring over Google Earth’s imagery yesteryear Ken Jennings , a advert yous mightiness live on familiar with. He holds the tape for the longest winning streak inward the history of the game demonstrate Jeopardy! , inward which he won 74 games inward a row together with made $2.5 1000000 from it.
There are maybe many to a greater extent than yet-to-discovered third-order islands inside Canada , a province littered amongst to a greater extent than or less iii 1000000 lakes , many of which has islands inside them. In fact , Canada holds several records related to islands together with recursive islands inside lakes. It is dwelling identify to the world’s largest lake on an isle (Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island) , the largest isle on a lake (Manitoulin Island inward Lake Huron) , the largest lake on an isle inward a lake (Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island inward Lake Huron) , together with the largest isle inward a lake on an isle inward a lake (Treasure Island inward Mindemoya Lake on Manitoulin Island inward Lake Huron.)
Satellite icon of Nunavut Territory , Canada , showing the position of the largest third-order island.
Satellite icon of Nunavut Territory , Canada , showing the position of the largest third-order island.
Volcano Island inside Taal Lake. Photo credit: Storm Crypt/Flickr
The tiny stone inward the optic of the icon is Vulcan Point. Photo credit: Stefan Krasowski/Flickr
Crater Lake on Volcano Island on Taal Lake. Vulcan Point is visible on the right. Photo credit: Joanneq Escobar/Flickr
Vulcan Point. Photo credit: Roberto Verzo/Flickr
Sources: Wikipedia / Live Science / NASA