Crater Lake

Crater Lake is a volcanic crater lake in south-central in the United States. It is the main feature of and is a tourist attraction known for its deep blue color and water clarity.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: caldera lake in south-central Oregon and main feature of Crater Lake National Park
  • Also known as: “Deep Blue Lake”, “Kráter-tó”, “Krāterezers”, “Kreiterleiks”, “Lago del Crater”, “Lake Majesty”, “Lake Mystery”, “Mount Mazama”, “Mt. Mazama”, “Mysterious Lake”, “Кратер језеро”, “Кратерное Озеро”, “Крэйтер”, and “بحيرة كارتير”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Crater Lake National Park and Mount Mazama.

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is a national park in southern , in the .

Volcano
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is a complex volcano in the western U.S…

Islet
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is a small in Crater Lake in the U.S. state of . is situated 2½ miles south of Crater Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rim Village Historic District.

Hamlet
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Rim Village is the main area for tourist services… is situated 3 miles southwest of Crater Lake.

Crater Lake

Latitude
42.94201° or 42° 56′ 31″ north
Longitude
-122.10639° or 122° 6′ 23″ west
Elevation
6,184 feet (1,885 metres)
Open location code
84JVWVRV+RC
Geo­Names ID
5721419
Wiki­data ID
Q329266
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Crater Lake” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Liqeni Crater”
  • Arabic: “بحيرة كراتير”
  • Arabic: “بحيرة كريتر”
  • Armenian: “Կրեյտեր”
  • Azerbaijani: “Krater gölü”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kreyter gölü”
  • Belarusian: “Возера Крэйтэр”
  • Belarusian: “Крэйтэр”
  • Bhojpuri: “क्रेटर झील”
  • Bulgarian: “Крейтър”
  • Catalan: “Crater Lake”
  • Catalan: “llac del Cràter”
  • Catalan: “Llac del Cràter”
  • Cebuano: “Crater Lake”
  • Chinese: “火山口湖”
  • Chuvash: “Крейтер”
  • Croatian: “Jezero Crater”
  • Czech: “Kráterové jezero”
  • Danish: “Crater Lake”
  • Dutch: “Crater Lake”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره كريتر”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كريتر”
  • Esperanto: “Kratera Lago”
  • Estonian: “Crater Lake”
  • French: “Crater Lake”
  • Georgian: “კრატერის ტბა”
  • German: “Crater Lake”
  • Greek: “Λίμνη Κρέιτερ”
  • Hebrew: “קרייטר לייק”
  • Hindi: “क्रेटर झील”
  • Hungarian: “Crater Lake”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Crater”
  • Italian: “lago Crater”
  • Italian: “Lago Crater”
  • Japanese: “クレーター湖”
  • Kazakh: “Крейтер”
  • Korean: “크레이터호”
  • Latvian: “Kreitera ezers”
  • Lithuanian: “Kraterio ežeras”
  • Malay: “Gunung Berapi Tasik Crater”
  • Malay: “Tasik Crater”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Crater Lake”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Crater Lake”
  • Persian: “دریاچه کراتر”
  • Polish: “Jezioro Kraterowe”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Crater”
  • Romanian: “Lacul Crater”
  • Russian: “Крейтер”
  • Serbian: “Kratersko jezero”
  • Serbian: “Кратерско језеро”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crater”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jezero Crater”
  • Slovak: “Crater Lake”
  • Slovenian: “Kratersko jezero”
  • Spanish: “Lago del Cráter”
  • Swedish: “Crater Lake”
  • Tamil: “கிரேட்டர் ஏரி”
  • Telugu: “క్రేటర్ సరస్సు”
  • Turkish: “Krater Gölü”
  • Ukrainian: “Крейтер”
  • Ukrainian: “Озеро Крейтер”
  • Urdu: “کریٹر جھیل”
  • Venetian: “lago Crater”
  • Vietnamese: “Hồ Crater”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Crater”
  • “क्रेटर लेक”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Base of Mount Mazama and Discovery Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wizard Island and Witches Cauldron.

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