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Crater Lake in Oregon

Crater Lake, Oregon
Crater Lake, Oregon./ apasciuto, Flickr / CC BY 2.0

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A round, beautiful lake in the caldera of Mount Mazuma volcano. The caldera is 655 m deep and formed geologically recently: 7,700 years ago when the volcano collapsed. The lake is 594 m deep – the deepest in the United States.

5.2 out of 10 stars 51.7%

GPS coordinates
42.93905 N 122.10702 W
Location, address
North America, United States, Oregon, Klamath County

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