Volcanogenic lake
Lake formed by volcanic activity
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Volcanic crater lakes
Lakes in calderas fill large craters formed by the collapse of a volcano during an eruption. Examples:
- Crater Lake, Oregon, United States
- Heaven Lake, China/North Korea
- Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia
Lakes in maars fill small craters where an eruption deposited debris around a vent. Examples:
- Lake Nyos, Northwest Region, Cameroon
- Lac Pavin, Puy-de-Dôme, France
- Soda Lakes, Nevada, United States
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Lava lakes
These are some examples of rare lava lakes where molten lava in a volcano maintains relative equilibrium, neither rising to overflowing nor sinking to drain away.
- Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica
- Erta Ale, Afar Region, Ethiopia
- Mount Nyiragongo, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lava-dammed lakes
- Lake Balık, Ağrı Province, Turkey
- Lake Disappear, North Island, New Zealand
- Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia, Canada
- Lake Güija, Guatemala/El Salvador