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Volcanoes are dangerous forces of nature that can cause devastating explosions and spew deadly lava. Every volcano is dangerous, even the smallest volcano in the world. This volcano is known as the Taal Volcano. 

The Taal Volcano is located in the Philippines on the island of Luzon. The Philippines are located near Malaysia and the volcano is only a short distance from the capital, Manila. The volcano is surrounded by Taal Lake, which is actually surrounded by another large island. Taal Volcano is referred to as "Volcano Island" because of the way that it rests in the center of the lake and studies have showed that this small section may have once been a part of an even larger volcano structure around the whole area. This volcano sits in the northern hemisphere, and nearby volcanoes include Pinatubo, Mayon and the Ragang volcanoes.