Lake Tritriva

Lake Tritriva is a volcanic lake in southwest-central Madagascar, in the region of Vàkinankàratra, located near the village of Belazao. The lake fills an extinct crater[2] in a region notable also for the presence of many hot springs. It sits in the vent of an oval volcanic cone enclosed in vertical gneiss cliffs.[1] The rim of the cone is about 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above sea level, while the surface of the lake is approximately 50 m (160 ft) below the rim.[1] The lake's water level drops during the rainy season and rises when the monsoon rains have ceased.

Lake Tritriva
Lake Tritriva
Coordinates19.9290°S 46.9247°E / -19.9290; 46.9247
TypeCrater lake
Basin countriesMadagascar
Max. length200 m (660 ft)[1]
Surface elevation1,950 m (6,400 ft)[1]

Tritriva was drawn to the attention of the larger world by James Sibree, Jr. in 1885.[3]

References

  1. Scheffel, Richard L.; Wernet, Susan J., eds. (1980). Natural Wonders of the World. United States of America: Reader's Digest Association, Inc. p. 387. ISBN 0-89577-087-3.
  2. "Madagascar: Tourism". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
  3. "The Volcanic Lake of Tritriva: Its Physical Features and Legendary History", The Antananarvio Annual and Madagascar Magazine (London Missionary Society) 1885:469-72.


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