Lac Pavin
| Lac Pavin | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Lac Pavin | |
| Location | Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Puy-de-Dôme, France |
| Coordinates | 45°29′45.05″N 2°53′16.52″E / 45.4958472°N 2.8879222°ECoordinates: 45°29′45.05″N 2°53′16.52″E / 45.4958472°N 2.8879222°E |
| Type | meromictic, volcanic crater lake |
| Basin countries | France |
| Surface area | 44 ha (110 acres) |
| Max. depth | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 1,197 m (3,927 ft) |
Lac Pavin is a meromictic crater lake[1] located in the Puy-de-Dôme department of France, between Besse-en-Chandesse and Super-Besse. It gives its name to a cheese: Pavin cheese.
References[]
- ^ "Chaîne des Puys". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
External links[]
Media related to Lac Pavin at Wikimedia Commons- Accumulation of mantle gases in a permanently stratified volcanic lake(Lac Pavin, France), 1999 paper concluding CO2 levels in Lac Pavin were not at the time in danger of a limnic eruption
- ODD TRUTHS: THE MYSTERIES OF LAKE PAVIN blog by "The Thinker's Garden", 2017
 | This Puy-de-Dôme geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Lakes of Puy-de-Dôme
- Volcanic crater lakes
- Meromictic lakes
- Chaîne des Puys
- Maars of France
- Puy-de-Dôme geography stubs