Lake Lanao

Philippines / Muslim Mindanao / Marantao /
 lake, water
Lake Lanao is a large lake in the Philippines, located in Lanao del Sur province in the country's southern island of Mindanao. With a surface area of 340 km². (131 square miles), it is the largest lake in Mindanao, and the second largest lake in the Philippines.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Lanao
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Coordinates:   7°53'34"N   124°14'19"E

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  • Near this lake, the last boat of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 was burned to avoid capture by Japanese forces (May 1942). PT-34 was the flagship of Lieutenant (later Rear Admiral James Bulkeley, USN)
  • I heard stories of honor killings done in this lake by fathers whose daughter eloped with men not from their tribes. Such sad stories.
  • The largest lake in the Philippines is the Laguna de Bay at 90,000 hectares surface area. The largest FRESHWATER LAKE in the Philippines is Lake Lanao at 35,700 hectares surface area.
  • I think this lake is a wonderful lake.I want to go and see this beautiful LANAO LAKE.I like the story about that.Here we go LANAO LAKE.
  • Lake Lanao was proclaimed as a watershed reservation in 1992 through Presidential Proclamation 971 to ensure protection of forest cover and water yield for hydropower, irrigation and domestic use.
  • Thats The Truth I Found In Wkipedia Is a Second Largest Lake In The Philippines
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