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It is located southeast of Metro Manila, between the provinces of Laguna to the south and Rizal to the north. A freshwater lake, it has a surface area of 911–949 km 2 (352–366 sq mi), with an average depth of about 2.8 meters (9 ft 2 in) and an elevation of about one meter above sea level.
Jul 5, 2024 · Laguna de Bay, lake, the largest inland body of water in the Philippines, on Luzon just southeast of Manila. Probably a former arm or extension of Manila Bay cut off by volcanism, Laguna de Bay (Spanish: “Lake Bay”) has a normal area of about 356 square miles (922 square km) and is about 32 miles.
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Laguna de Bay covers almost one half of the 190,000 hectares total area of all existing lakes in the Philippines (Laguna de Bay Master Plan, 1995). The lake is bounded by the Sierra Madre mountain ranges on the northeast, the Caliraya volcanic plateau on the east, mountains of Laguna and Batangas including Mt. Banahaw and Mt. Makiling on the ...
Geography and Hydrology. The lake is located 50 kilometers east of Manila, between the provinces Laguna (to the South) and Rizal (to the North). It is bordered by Laguna Province on the east, west and southwest, Rizal Province on the north and northeast and Metropolitan Manila on the northwest.
This almost heart-shaped lake, located 13 degrees 55’ to 14 degrees 50’ N latitude and 20 degrees 50’ to 121 degrees 45’ E longitude at 15 kilometers southeast of Manila, has three (3) distinct bays, namely: West Bay, Central Bay and East Bay. Its southernmost portion is called the South Bay.
Laguna de Bay is the crown jewel of the Philippines. Set in Luzon, the largest island in the Philippine archipelago, this 240,000-acre freshwater lake is the largest in the Philippines and third-largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia*.
