Lake Toba
volcanic crater lake located in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Lake Toba[1] is a lake in the caldera of a supervolcano. The lake is 100 kilometres (62 miles) long and 30 kilometres (19 miles) wide, and 505 metres (1,657 feet) at its deepest point.
It is in the middle of the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra with an elevation of about 900 metres (2,953 ft). The lake stretches from 2°53′N 98°31′E / 2.88°N 98.52°E to 2°21′N 99°06′E / 2.35°N 99.1°E. It is the largest lake in Indonesia and the largest volcanic lake in the world.[2] In the middle of the lake there is an Island called Samosir, in Bahasa Indonesia "Pulau Samosir."
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change- ↑ Indonesian: Danau Toba
- ↑ Worldlakes.org
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