Volcanic Lakes - John Seach

Volcanic Lakes are the sites of some of the world's most beautiful scenery. They provide a unique way to predict eruptions because of their close contact with magmatic systems.

Eruptions through crater lakes or shallow seawater (subaqueous eruptions), present hazards from hydromagmatic explosions, such as base surges, lahars, and tsunamis. Subaqueous eruptions represent only 8% of all recorded eruptions but have produced about 20% of all fatalities associated with volcanic activity in historical time.

Major Volcanic Lakes of the World

Alaska
Emmons Lake
Surprise Lake
Katmai Lake
Crater Peak

USA
East Lake
Paulina Lake
Medicine Lake
Crater Lake
Mono Lake
Yellowstone Lake

France
Pavin

Germany
West Eifel

Italy
Albano
Lago Vecchienna
Lago Bolsena
Largo Vico

Cameroon
Nyos

Great Comoro Chahale Crater

China
Tien-Chi Lake

Mexico
Colima
El Chichon

Guatemala
Atitlan
Lake Ixpaco

El Salvador
Santa Ana
Lago Coatepeque

Heard Island Mawson Peak

New Zealand Rotokawa
Frying Pan Lake
Lake Rotomahana
Lake Taupo
Crater Lake

Kermadec Islands Blue Lake
Green Lake
Tui Lake

Tonga
Big Lake
Small Lake

Papua New Guinea Lake Wisdom
Lake Dakatua
Lake Hargy
Sulfur Lake
Salt Lake
Crater Lake

Colombia
Laguna Verde

Ecuador
Lago Cuicachi
Quilotoa

Galapagos Islands Fernandina

Chile
Licancabur
Copahue
Lake Nilahue

St Vincent
Soufriere St Vincent

Costa Rica
Rincon de la Vieja
Laguna Caliente
Botos Cone
Irazu

Vanuatu
Lake Fanteng
Lake Letas
Lake Vui

Indonesia Sorikmarapi
Tandikat
Kerinci
Lumutdaun
Lama Crater
Baru Crater
SW Explosion Pit
Vogelsang Crater
Dempo
Ranau
Patoha
Galunggung
Talagabodas
Sikidang
Kelut
Kawah Ijen
Batur
Rinjani
Sano, Wai
Tiwu Nua Muri Koohi Fah
Tiwu Ata Mbapu
Tiwu Ata Polo
Egon
Sirung
Sempu
Mahawu
Klabat
Karangetang
Awu
Gamkonora
Todoko-ranu

Iceland
Grimsvotn
Askja

Azores
Blue Lake
Green Lake
Agua de Pau
Furnas

Philippines Cabalian
Main Crater Lake
Lake Taal
Pinatubo

Japan
Shinmoe-dake
Naka-dake
Yugama Lake
Karagama Lake
Mizugama Lake
Okama Lake
Katunama
Chokai
Onawasiroko Lake
Okama Lake
Osore-Yama
Yunuma
Oyunuma
Mashu
Toyako

Mariana Islands Anathan

Kurile Islands Golovnin
Goryavhyee
Zavaritzky
Pallas Peak
Kuntomintar
Tao-Rusyr
Ebeko
Kurile Lake
Stubel
Klyuchoe
Mutnovsky
Gorely
Karimsky
Maly Semiachik
Bannoe
Lake Dal'nee

Nicaragua Cosiguina
Laguna Jiloa
Laguna Apoyeque
Laguna de Masaya
Apoyo