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Get Ready to Lava These Five Crater Lakes

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  • by Daniel Kelly
  • — March 7, 2014
Crater Lake

Sitting in a caldera, Crater Lake is one of the most famous lakes in the United States. It was formed after the collapse of a volcano thousands of years ago. It is the main attraction of Crater Lake National Park in Oregon.

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Crater Lake in winter. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons User WolfmanSF)

Lake Nemrut

This Turkish lake is named after the volcano it sits in. Located in the eastern part of Turkey, it is more than 2,000 meters above sea level.

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Lake Nemrut, April 2009. (Credit: NASA Earth Observatory)

Mount Katmai

A crater lake developed on Mount Katmai after its last eruption in 1912. The Alaskan lake has filled to a depth of 800 feet or more since then. Small glaciers sit around the rim of the caldera. It is a feature of Katmai National Park and Preserve.

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Lake in Katmai Crater, September 1980. (Credit: Captain Budd Christman, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Lake Vico

Vico sits in central Italy and is one of the highest major lakes in the country. The water body occupies the central caldera of Vico Volcano and is drained by a river. The caldera it sits in is believed to have formed 138,000 years ago.

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Lake Vico (Lago de Vico). (Credit: Wikimedia Commons User Croberto68)

Blue Lake

A crater (called a maar) formed when groundwater made contact with Mount Gambier’s lava. When it filled in, Blue Lake was created. This Australian lake is one of two lakes that line the Mount. An additional two have dried up in the past 40 years.

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Blue Lake in southern Australia. (Credit: Wikipedia User Diceman via Wikimedia Commons)

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  1. Lake Taupo is New Zealand's Largest - Lake Scientist says:
    April 15, 2014 at 12:33 PM

    […] many magnificent lakes, New Zealand’s largest lake is a crater lake. Formed by volcanic eruption, Lake Taupo sits in a caldera on the country’s North Island. This […]

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