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A Crater Lake panorama on a blue-sky day, Crater Lake National Park

A wide-angle image of the entire width of Crater Lake on a sunny day with a clear sky in Crater Lake National Park
Michael Whyte
Monday, January 6, 2020

7,700 years ago, a violent explosion created this almost-6-mile diameter crater, which filled with deep blue water to create the deepest lake in the U.S.A.

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