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[[File:Crater Lake Oregon Trip (2710602847).jpg | thumb | Crater Lake is a popular tourist destination, with 750,000 visitors, in 2016.<ref name=NpsPlanCraterLake/> ]] | [[File:Crater Lake Oregon Trip (2710602847).jpg | thumb | Crater Lake is a popular tourist destination, with 750,000 visitors, in 2016.<ref name=NpsPlanCraterLake/> ]] | ||
'''Crater Lake''' is a deep lake in [[Oregon]] that formed in a [[volcanic crater]].<ref name=UsgsCraterBathymetry/> The lake is {{convert | 1943 | ft | m}} deep, and is believed to be the deepest lake in North America. | '''Crater Lake''' is a deep lake in [[Oregon (U.S. state)|Oregon]] that formed in a [[volcanic crater]].<ref name=UsgsCraterBathymetry/> The lake is {{convert | 1943 | ft | m}} deep, and is believed to be the deepest lake in North America. | ||
A volcanic eruption created the crater, 7,700 years ago.<ref name=NpsDeepWater/> | A volcanic eruption created the crater, 7,700 years ago.<ref name=NpsDeepWater/> | ||
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Crater Lake is a popular tourist destination, with 750,000 visitors, in 2016.[1]
Crater Lake is a deep lake in Oregon that formed in a volcanic crater.[2] The lake is 1943 ft (592.23 m) deep, and is believed to be the deepest lake in North America.
A volcanic eruption created the crater, 7,700 years ago.[3]
References
- ↑ Plan Your Visit: Which Season Is Best for You, National Park Service. Retrieved on 2022-09-07. mirror
- ↑ Bathymetry and the Floor of Crater Lake. USGS.
- ↑ Deep Water in a Sleeping Volcano, National Park Service. Retrieved on 2022-09-07. mirror