Lake Lanoto'o is a
volcanic crater lake on the island of
Upolu in
Samoa. It is the largest lake in Samoa.
The lake is surrounded by
Lake Lanoto'o National Park
Lake Lanoto'o National Park is a national park in Samoa. Established in 2003, the park covers 470 hectares of the central portion of the Tuamasaga district of Upolu and includes three volcanic crater-lakes: Lake Lanoto'o, Lanoata’ata and Lanoan ...
and is designated as a wetland of international importance under the
Ramsar Convention.
The lake is long with a maximum depth of and an area of 11 hectares,
with a water temperature of and a pH of 5.72. The crater is between 100,000 and 1 million years old.
[
Sediment cores from the lake have been used to date the human settlement of Upolu and of Polynesia,][ and to study the paleoclimate and past ecology of Upolu.][ Goldfish were introduced during the German colonial period.][
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References
Tuamasaga
Volcanoes of Samoa
Bodies of water of Samoa
Ramsar sites in Samoa
Lanoto'o
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