Lake Bulusan is a lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 on Luzon

Luzon

Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...

 Island in the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. It lies at the heart of Bulusan Volcano National Park

Bulusan Volcano National Park

Bulusan Volcano National Park is a 3,673 hectares rain forest surrounding Mt. Bulusan. It has been designated a National Park in 1935 as a wildlife sanctuary or a nature reserve. The area features the volcano itself, the Bulusan Lake, the two other mountains known as the Sharp Peak and Hormahan and...

 which covers a land area of 3,672 hectares. It has an elevation of 360 meters and is located on the southeast flank of Mount Bulusan

Mount Bulusan

Mount Bulusan, or Bulusan Volcano, is the southernmost volcano on Luzon Island in the Republic of the Philippines. It is situated in the province of Sorsogon in the Bicol region, southeast of Mayon Volcano and approximately southeast of the Philippine capital of Manila.It is one of the active...

, an active volcano

Volcano

2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...

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The lake is accessible either through the Maharlika Highway up to the town of Irosin passing through the towns of Casiguran

Casiguran

Casiguran may refer to the following municipalities in the Philippines:* Casiguran, Aurora* Casiguran, Sorsogon...

 and Juban

Juban, Sorsogon

Juban is a 4th class municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 26,848 people in 4,957 households.-Barangays:Juban is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.* Anog* Aroroy* Bacolod...

. From Irosin it is another ten kilometers to the site. The other is passing through a very scenic route overlooking the Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

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 (San Bernardino Strait) through the towns of Gubat, Barcelona

Barcelona, Sorsogon

Barcelona de Sorsogon is a 5th class municipality in Sorsogon Province, Philippines. According to the 2000 Philippine census, it has a population of 19,041 people in 3,887 households. This is where Kenneth Encinares lives.-Barangays:...

 and the center of Bulusan town.

Physical characteristics

Bulusan Lake is formed by tectonic damming and perhaps another crater of a volcano. Its water is greenish and its waterbed is rocky and sandy and parts are muddy.

Fauna

It is home to some endemic species of freshwater fish. It also supports some birds, mammals and some beehives. It is completely surrounded by tropical rainforest

Tropical rainforest

A tropical rainforest is an ecosystem type that occurs roughly within the latitudes 28 degrees north or south of the equator . This ecosystem experiences high average temperatures and a significant amount of rainfall...

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