Lake Unagi

Lake Unagi
The large lake in the foreground is Lake Ikeda but beyond it to the east (left of picture) is Lake Unagi with Cape Sata in the far distance over the waters at the head of Kagoshima Bay. The volcanic cone to the right of the picture is Mount Kaimon.
Location of Lake Unagi in Japan.
Location of Lake Unagi in Japan.
Lake Unagi
LocationKyūshū island
Coordinates31°49′00″N 130°28′00″E / 31.816667°N 130.466667°E / 31.816667; 130.466667
Typemaar lake
Basin countriesJapan
Surface area120 ha (300 acres)[1]
Average depth56.5 m (185 ft)[2][1]
Shore length14.2 km (2.6 mi)[1]
Surface elevation120 m (390 ft)[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Unagi (鰻池, Unagi ike) is a Japanese maar lake associated with an eruptive vent line extending towards the sea from the parent volcano Ikeda Caldera which contains Lake Ikeda (池田湖, Ikeda-ko).

  1. ^ a b c d "鰻湖". Japanese wikipedia. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  2. ^ "Lake Unagi". www.inspirock.com. Retrieved 2022-10-02.