Earth:Lake Kuttara
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Short description: Caldera lake on the island of Hokkaido, Japan
| Lake Kuttara | |
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 View from the crater rim (August 2017). | |
  Lake Kuttara | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 42°30′N 141°10′E / 42.5°N 141.167°E [1] |
| Type | oligotrophic crater lake |
| Native name | 倶多楽湖 (Japanese) |
| rivers, streams, precipitation">Primary inflows | none [1] |
| rivers, streams, evaporation">Primary outflows | evaporation [1] |
| Basin countries | Japan |
| Surface area | 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 148 m (486 ft)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 8 km (5.0 mi)[2] |
| Surface elevation | 258 m (846 ft) [1] |
| Islands | none [1] |
| Settlements | Shiraoi[1] |
| References | [1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Kuttara (倶多楽湖 Kuttara-ko) is a nearly circular caldera lake in Shiraoi, Hokkaidō, Japan .[1] It is part of Shikotsu-Tōya National Park. The lake is recognized as having the best water quality in all of Japan.[2] With a transparency of 19 metres (62 ft), the lake ranks second to Lake Mashū according to the Ministry of the Environment.
Resident species of the lake include a salamander species, Ezo salamander (エゾサンショウウオ Ezo Sanshōuo). Since 1909, Sockeye salmon have been introduced to the lake.
See also
- List of volcanoes in Japan
- List of lakes in Japan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Topomap 25000:1 飛生" (in Japanese). Geographical Survey Institute. http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.aspx?b=423003&l=1411055. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nature in Shiraoi". Official Website of Shiraoi. http://www.town.shiraoi.hokkaido.jp/english/attracion/nature.in.shiraoi.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
External links
- Kuttara - Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
- "Kuttara: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan". http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/tokyo/STOCK/souran_eng/volcanoes/014_kuttara.pdf. - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Kuttara-Noboribetsu Volcano Group - Geological Survey of Japan
- "Kuttara". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=285034.
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