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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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: crater lake in Japan
  • Also known as: Lake Mashu”, “Mashu Ko”, “Mashū Ko”, “Mashun Ko”, and “Masyuko

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Kamui.

Volcano
Photo: Christinebenson58, Public domain.
, also Kamuinupuri or Mount Mashū, a potentially active volcano, is a parasitic stratovolcano of the Mashū caldera located in the Akan National Park of , .

Lake Mashū

Latitude
43.585° or 43° 35′ 6″ north
Longitude
144.54083° or 144° 32′ 27″ east
Elevation
347 metres (1,138 feet)
Open location code
8RM6HGPR+28
Geo­Names ID
2129296
Wiki­data ID
Q1194619
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Mashū from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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
  • 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

Highlights include Kamuishu and Mashū Daisan Tenbōdai.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Mashū”. Photo: VKaeru, CC BY-SA 3.0.