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Laguna de Baý is the largest Lake in the Philippines and the largest inland freshwater lake in Southeast Asia . It is located in the island of Luzon between the Provinces of Laguna to the south and Rizal to the north. Metro Manila lies on its western shore. Its surface area is 949 square kilometers and has an average depth of only about 2 meters. The lake is shaped like a stylized 'W', with two peninsulas jutting out from the northern shore. Laguna de Bay drains to Manila Bay through the Pasig River . The lake is filled with fish pens installed by fishermen who regularly fish there. There are three islands in the lake, Talim island, which is a part of the towns of Binangonan and Cardona in Rizal province, Calamba island, privately-owned and developed into the posh Resort of Calamaba Island, and Los Baños island. Laguna de Bay is the Old Spanish term for Lake of Bay. Bay (pronounced as bä'ï) is a town in Laguna province. Pulilan is the prehispanic name of the lake according to the 1613 ''Vocabulario de Lengua Tagala'' printed in Pila, Laguna . The Laguna Lake Development Authority , established in 1970 , is the government body responsible for promoting development and conservation works in the lake and its catchment basin. EXTERNAL LINKS
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