First recorded in 1875–80
First recorded in 1895–1900
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To uncover this history, scientists extracted sediment cores from two of the island's limited freshwater sites: Rano Aroi, a wetland high in elevation, and Rano Kao, a crater lake.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 10, 2026
A short distance away I can see the rim of the volcano's crater lake, while to the south steam vents and mud pools bubble away.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024
The single-piece statue, standing just under 5-foot-3, was found by a team of researchers on Feb. 21 inside a dried-out crater lake on the island’s Rano Raraku volcano inside the island’s Rapa Nui National Park.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
At Lake Toba on Sumatra Island, the world’s largest crater lake, residents protested the seizure of farmland for new roads.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
All of a sudden, it reminded him of the crater lake in the Philippines called Pinatubo, which was created after the 1991 eruption of the Mount Pinatubo volcano.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
In the summer of 2024, he proposed at Crater Lake, surrounded by a swarm of dragonflies.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025
“Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Hood, Crater Lake — those kind of volcanoes have a lot more gas and are more explosive in general. The magma is more viscous,” Chadwick said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
“If NPS terminates the contract, NPS would organize an orderly discontinuation of Crater Lake Hospitality’s operations at the park and work to transition to a short-term contract with another operator to minimize impacts to visitors.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
At Crater Lake, Aramark received an “unsatisfactory” rating for 2023 and “marginal” ratings in 2022, 2021 and 2019.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
We were going on vacation to Crater Lake and we stopped at a resort on an Indian reservation for the buffet lunch.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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