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Friday, January 14, 2011

What do Creator Lakes look like?

Think !

I guess you know lakes and you have directly seen some; what about crater lakes? Do you know them? have you seen them physically?

How do they look like?

Before I explain lets look at some of these pictures, then have a more detailed discussion of what they are exactly.

Picture 2: Crater lake in Western Uganda - Kabarole District (By Sluutu)
Picture 3: Heaven Lake (Chonji / Tianchi), North Korea / China (Wikipedia)
Picture 4: Lake formed after 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines (Wikipedia)
Picture 5: Cuicocha, Ecuador (Wikipedia) 
Picture 6: Honshū, Japan (Wikipedia)




These are small lakes normally found in mountain tops. They are commonly as a result of volcanoes. Depending on the way you want to discover them, you can follow the links below for your:

Link1: Crater lakes knowledge from Wikipedia


Link2: 12 Most Incredible Crater Lakes On Earth

Link3: Calderas and Crater lakes

What have you missed? Let me know so we can further research and learn.

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