Lagoa do Fogo
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Lagoa do Fogo Lagoon of Fire |
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Location | São Miguel Island, Azores |
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Lake type | crater lake |
Basin countries | (Azores) |
Lagoa do Fogo (English: Lagoon of Fire) is a crater lake within the Agua de Pau stratovolcano in the center of the island of São Miguel Island in the Azores. The governmental authorities do not allow any modern construction around this lake. This lake is the highest above sea level on São Miguel Island.
[edit] References
- Scarth, Alwyn; Tanguy, Jean-Claude (2001). Volcanoes of Europe. Oxford University Press, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-521754-3.
- Global Volcanism Program: Agua de Pau