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Laacher See
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Laacher See (leeterally: Loch Laach; German pronunciation: [ˈlaːxɐ ˈzeː]) is a volcanic caldera loch locatit in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.[1][2]
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Laacher See Loch Laach | |
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![]() View o the caldera | |
Location in Germany | |
Location | Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate |
Coordinates | 50°25′N 7°16′E |
Teep | Volcanic caldera loch |
Primary inflows | None |
Primar ootflows | Fulbert-Stollen (canal) |
Basin kintras | Germany |
Max. lenth | 1.964 km (1.220 mi) |
Max. weenth | 1.186 km (0.737 mi) |
3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | |
Average deepth | 31 m (102 ft) |
Max. deepth | 51 m (167 ft) |
103,000,000 m3 (0.025 cu mi) | |
Shore lenth1 | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
Surface elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
Islands | None |
1 Shore lenth is nae a weel-defined meisur. |
The diameter is 2 km (1.2 mi), an it is locatit 24 km (15 mi) from Koblenz, 8 km (5.0 mi) from Andernach an the Rhine river, an 37 km (23 mi) from Bonn. Its last volcanic eruption, which wis a Plinian eruption, wis aroond 11,000 B.C., wi a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) o 6, havin the same magnitude as the Plinian eruption o Munt Pinatubo in 1991. It is pairt o the Eifel region, an the East Eifel Volcanic Region, which wis formed after the collision o the African an Eurasian continents millions o yeirs ago.[3][4][5] Bubbles o odorless CO2 gas called mofettas are released from the loch, which means that the volcanae is dormant. Tae the west o the loch is the Maria Laach Aibey, built in 1092 by Henry II o Laach, Coont o the Hoose o Luxembourg.
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