Crater Lakes
Usually formed in the caldera, or crater, left behind after a volcanic eruption, crater lakes can also develop in the impact site of a meteorite or even a man made space created by an explosion. The stunning results are definitely worth a visit. Below is a gallery of our top ten favourite crater lakes from around the world.
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- The Green Lake and the Blue Lake of the Lagoa das Sete Cidades complex in Portugal
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- Lagua Caliente, Poas Volcano, Costa Rica
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- Lake Pinatubo, Mount Pinatubo, Philippines
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- Katmai Crater Lake, Alaska, United States
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- Crater Lake, Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand
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- Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Crater Lake, Oregon, United States
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- Laguna Diamante, Catamarca, Argentina
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- Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia
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- Maly Semyachik’s Crater Lake, Russia
