Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A lake of southwest Oregon in a volcanic crater of the Cascade Range. At 594 m (1,949 ft) deep, it is the deepest lake in the United States.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A lake occupying the crater or caldera of a volcano; specifically, a large and deep lake occupying a typical caldera in Oregon.
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Examples
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On the other hand, lakes located in dormant or extinct volcanoes such as Crater Lake in Oregon tend to have exceptionally blue and clear, fresh water, due to the lack of inflowing streams and sediment.
PHOTOS: 15 Stunning Crater Lakes Manal Khan 2010
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On the other hand, lakes located in dormant or extinct volcanoes such as Crater Lake in Oregon tend to have exceptionally blue and clear, fresh water, due to the lack of inflowing streams and sediment.
PHOTOS: 15 Stunning Crater Lakes Manal Khan 2010
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One of the participating photographers, Mark Lyons, took a vacation with his family just four months after having surgery to correct his keratoconus -- where he took a photograph of his son jumping into the vivid blue Crater Lake in Oregon.
Eye Bank Showcases Photography Exhibit In Santa Fe Art District The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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My daughter-in-law Alison, a fire ecologist, has been studying core tree rings taken from Mountain Hemlocks at Crater Lake in Oregon.
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For instance, a segment about Crater Lake seems oddly out of place until we later learn that it was one of the first parks to be designated after Yellowstone and Yosemite.
Levi Novey: Ken Burns' New National Parks Documentary Starts Slowly, But Gets Better 2009
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Held on a rock ledge jutting out over Crater Lake late on a scorching hot July afternoon, I was trying to help my 13-year-old son, Chris, decide whether or not to jump into the incredibly blue — and deep —waters.
Archive 2009-09-01 Michelle 2009
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Held on a rock ledge jutting out over Crater Lake late on a scorching hot July afternoon, I was trying to help my 13-year-old son, Chris, decide whether or not to jump into the incredibly blue — and deep —waters.
Column: Leaps of Faith Michelle 2009
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He accompanied his subak on their annual pilgrimage to the Jero Gde at the High Temple on the Crater Lake.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995
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Lansing took his Macintosh computer and his simulation model from the USC campus in Los Angeles to the Balinese High Priest at the temple on the Crater Lake.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995
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The current active vent lies beneath Crater Lake at an elevation of 2,550 m on Mount Ruapehu.
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