Lake Mashū

Lake Mashū is an endorheic crater lake formed in the caldera of a potentially active volcano. It is located in on the island of , . It has been called the clearest lake in the world.
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  • Lake
  • …lies at an elevation of 347 metres (1,138 feet)
  • Description: crater lake in Japan
  • Also known as
    “Mashū Ko”
    “Mashun Ko”
    “Masyuko”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Kamui.
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, also Kamuinupuri or Mount Mashū…

Lake Mashū

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Latitude
43.585° or 43° 35′ 6″ north
Longitude
144.54083° or 144° 32′ 27″ east
Open location code
8RM6HGPR+28
Geo­Names ID
2129296
Wiki­data ID
Q1194619

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Lake Mashū” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մաշու (լիճ)”
  • Armenian: “Մաշու”
  • Basque: “Mashū aintzira”
  • Cebuano: “Mashū-ko”
  • Chinese: “摩周湖”
  • Czech: “Mašú”
  • Czech: “Mašúko”
  • Dutch: “Lake Mashū”
  • French: “lac Mashū”
  • French: “Lac Mashū”
  • Georgian: “მაშუ (ტბა)”
  • German: “Mashu-ko”
  • German: “Mashū-ko”
  • German: “Mashu-See”
  • German: “Mashū-See”
  • German: “Mashu”
  • German: “Mashū”
  • German: “Mashuko”
  • German: “Masyu-See”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Mashū”
  • Italian: “lago Mashū”
  • Italian: “Lago Mashū”
  • Japanese: “カムイシュ島”
  • Japanese: “ましゅうこ”
  • Japanese: “マシュウコ”
  • Japanese: “摩周湖”
  • Japanese: “裏摩周展望台”
  • Korean: “마슈호”
  • Lithuanian: “Mašiū”
  • Polish: “jezioro Mashu”
  • Polish: “jezioro Mashū”
  • Polish: “Mashu-ko”
  • Polish: “Mashū-ko”
  • Polish: “Mashu”
  • Polish: “Mashū”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Mashu”
  • Russian: “Масю”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jezero Mashu”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Mashu”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Mashū”
  • Slovenian: “jezero Mashu”
  • Swedish: “Mashusjön”
  • Swedish: “Mashūsjön”
  • Thai: “ทะเลสาบมะชู”
  • Thai: “ทะเลสาบมาชู”
  • Turkish: “Mashū Gölü”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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