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Laacher See

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Laacher See

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Also known as Laach Lake, Lake Laach

volcanic crater lake in Germany

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Laacher See is a lake with an elevation of 275 above sea level. It has a vertical depth of 51 and a volume of 103000000. The body of water covers an area of 3.33 and has a perimeter of 7.3.

Its dimensions include a diameter of 2, a length of 1.964, and a width of 1.186. The surrounding watershed area measures 12.2. The subject is categorized under "Laacher See" on Commons and is referenced by 50 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 11 facts across 2 sources: Wikidata, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Encyclopedic overview

Laacher See ( German pronunciation: [ˈlaːxɐ ˈzeː]), also known as Lake Laach or Laach Lake, is a volcanic crater lake with a diameter of 2 km (1.2 mi) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, about 24 km (15 mi) northwest of Koblenz, 37 km (23 mi) south of Bonn, and 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Andernach. It is in the Eifel mountain range, and is part of the East Eifel volcanic field within the larger Volcanic Eifel. The lake was formed by a Plinian eruption approximately 13,000 years BP with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 6, similar to the Pinatubo eruption of 1991. The volcanic discharge observable as mofettas on the southeastern shore of the lake is a sign of dormant volcanism.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Laacher See” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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